Michael Harriot

9/2/21

Is Credit Racist?

A recent investigation into the mortgage loan industry exposed the well-known systemic inequality embedded in…

9/1/21

Conservative School Districts Where Trump Held Maskless MAGA Rally Suddenly Reverse Course on COVID Mandates

One week after Trump brought his traveling COVID circus to town, nearly one-third of students in Cullman County,…

8/27/21

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: White Magic

Each Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.

8/26/21

It's 'White People'

If there's nothing wrong with discussing Black voters, Hispanic neighborhoods and Native American culture, why is…

8/24/21

'Somebody Had to Do It': Black Superintendent Challenges Mask Mandate Prohibition

A majority-Black district's fight against a South Carolina ban on mask mandates may affect schools across the nation.

8/20/21

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Free Dumb

Each Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.

8/20/21

We Fact-Checked Fox News' Racist Lie. It Turns Out, the Pandemic Is Worse in Republican States

People who live in MAGA states are infected, hospitalized and killed by COVID at twice the rate of people living in…

8/19/21

'Freedoms,' Explained

Maybe it's time we find out which specific 'freedoms' are being taken away by COVID protocols and mask mandates.

8/17/21

Where Did All the White People Go? Ranking the Blackest and Whitest Places in America, According to the New Census Data

We looked at the new data from the U.S. Census Bureau to rank the Blackest and whitest places in America.

8/13/21

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: ...Which Proves My Point

Each Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.

8/13/21

The 6 Kinds of Karens

Despite the trend to label every entitled white woman as a Karen, research indicates these privileged princesses…

8/12/21

Floridians, Does Ron DeSantis Want to Kill You or Does He Just Want You to Die?

In the fight against the deadly coronavirus, it seems like Florida's governor has decided to side with Team COVID.

8/10/21

'Mandate' Is the New Jim Crow: Candace Owens, Rand Paul and the Oppression of the Conservative Death Cult

According to the newest right-wing narrative, COVID restrictions are forms of segregation targeting anti-vaxxers,…

8/9/21

Ohio Court Sentences Black Woman to 18 Months in Prison the Day After Giving White Woman Probation for Same Crime

Sentencing disparity prompts calls for reform after Black woman sentenced for embezzling $40,000 while a white woman…

8/6/21

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Safety First

Each Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.

8/5/21

The GOP's White Nationalist Endgame Has Already Begun in Georgia

There's no need to wonder if Republicans will use the new slate of restrictive voting laws to suppress the Black…

8/4/21

If Jadakiss Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us? A Modest Presidential Proposal

Tuesday's Verzuz battle showed America that we must immediately harness the power of Jadakiss to solve the country's…

8/3/21

Nina Turner vs. Shontel Brown, Explained by <i>The Wire</i>

Nina Turner vs. Shontel Brown, Explained by The Wire

Ohio's congressional primary between Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown and former state Sen. Nina Turner…

8/3/21

The Anti-MAGA Movement: Rev. William Barber's Quest to Make America Great, For Once

The reverend's Poor People's Campaign is working to build an America that is the exact opposite of Donald Trump's…

8/2/21

A Coroner Said a Black Missouri Teen Committed Suicide In the Attic of a Man Known for Racist Social Media Posts. A Jury Disagreed

Derontae Martin's mysterious death was ruled a suicide despite witness accounts claiming a Confederate flag-flying…

Michael Harriot's posts

Is Credit Racist?

Conservative School Districts Where Trump Held Maskless MAGA Rally Suddenly Reverse Course on COVID Mandates

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: White Magic

It's 'White People'

'Somebody Had to Do It': Black Superintendent Challenges Mask Mandate Prohibition

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Free Dumb

We Fact-Checked Fox News' Racist Lie. It Turns Out, the Pandemic Is Worse in Republican States

'Freedoms,' Explained

Where Did All the White People Go? Ranking the Blackest and Whitest Places in America, According to the New Census Data

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: ...Which Proves My Point

The 6 Kinds of Karens

Floridians, Does Ron DeSantis Want to Kill You or Does He Just Want You to Die?

'Mandate' Is the New Jim Crow: Candace Owens, Rand Paul and the Oppression of the Conservative Death Cult

Ohio Court Sentences Black Woman to 18 Months in Prison the Day After Giving White Woman Probation for Same Crime

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Safety First

The GOP's White Nationalist Endgame Has Already Begun in Georgia

If Jadakiss Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us? A Modest Presidential Proposal

Nina Turner vs. Shontel Brown, Explained by The Wire

The Anti-MAGA Movement: Rev. William Barber's Quest to Make America Great, For Once

A Coroner Said a Black Missouri Teen Committed Suicide In the Attic of a Man Known for Racist Social Media Posts. A Jury Disagreed