Joy and Pain: MSNBC Host Assaults Trump’s Highest-Ranking Black Friend on Live TVFor all the people who criticize The Root for our lack of coverage of Black-on-Black crime, we present MSNBC host…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 19, 2020
Raphael Warnock, Truth and the 'Radical' Enemies of White Supremacy ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 19, 2020
Every Argument Against Student Debt Forgiveness, Explained (and Dismissed)What happens to a student loan deferred?Does it dry uplike Donald Trump’s skin?Or draw interest—Do payments ever end?ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 18, 2020
The Root's One-on-One With Barack ObamaBecause he’s been pretty low-key about it, you might not be aware that a promising politician that we’ve been…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 17, 2020
FBI Report: 2019 Was a Great Year for Racist MurderersWhile Donald Trump has repeatedly taken credit for rises in the stock market, Black employment and administration…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 16, 2020
As More Questions Arise, Police in Louisiana Say They Are Investigating Quawan Charles' Death as a HomicideNearly two weeks after police told the family of 15-year-old Quawan Charles that his body was found in a sugarcane…ByIshena Robinson and Michael HarriotPublishedNovember 16, 2020
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Answer to All Your Questions Is 'Wally'“The answer to all your questions is money” — Don OhlmeyerByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 13, 2020
White People Will Believe Anything...Except FactsThe Democrats stole the election for Joe Biden.ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 11, 2020
What Happened to Quawan Charles?Quawan Charles was a high school sophomore who looked younger than his decade-and-a-half age. Although this tragedy…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 11, 2020
Unity Is for White People: Why Joe Biden Can't Unite the CountryAt the dusk of America’s bloodiest war, a political debate swept across America about how this country should handle…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 9, 2020
They Can't Kill Us and We Won't DieTwenty-nine presidents ago, America kicked the state of Georgia out of the United States for killing Black elected…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 7, 2020
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Things That Never HappenedDid anything interesting happen this week?ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 6, 2020
Dear White America: You're WelcomeDearest all white people,ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 5, 2020
11/3/20Is Your Black Professor White? A Pop QuizApparently, “POC” stands for “professor of color.”ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 3, 2020
The Root’s Live Election Blog, Prayer Circle and Dumpster Fire Watch PartyWelcome to the season finale of America!ByMichael Harriot, Stephen A. Crockett Jr., and Terrell Jermaine StarrPublishedNovember 3, 2020
An Incomplete History of White Election ViolenceAmerica is not a “civilized country.”ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 2, 2020
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Ditch and the Dookie - A Movement in Three PartsToday’s mailbag is just one long story that’s actually three long stories that began a few months ago. when I wrote…ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 30, 2020
COVID-Denying GOP Candidate Claims He's Entitled to Call Himself a 'Morehouse Man' Despite Never Attending Morehouse CollegeI’m an Ivy League-educated white woman.ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 28, 2020
The Myth of the Black Male Trump SupporterThe following fairy tale is based on a true story.ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 28, 2020