Social Studies: These Are a Few of My Least Favorite (White) ThingsGun nuts and Karens with unseasoned chickenProducing white tears whenever racism’s mentionedTwerking in booty shorts…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 26, 2020
Joe Biden Just Proved Why He Must Have a Black Woman as VPJoe Biden is a white man in America.ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 23, 2020
Social Studies: Black People Invented Social MediaAccording to numerous internet historians, including Social Media Today, in 1997, a website called Six Degrees was…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 22, 2020
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Old Whites' TalesI’m not religious, and I know that thunder and lightning are caused by electrostatic charges superheating the air,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 22, 2020
Donald Trump Is the Most Effective President EverWhen they retired from the slave trade, Isaac Franklin and John Armfield had amassed a fortune worth billions in…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 22, 2020
There's a New Frontrunner for the Greatest Karen of All Time—and of Course, She's From FloridaIf such a thing as Hell exists, then there must be an entrance. And if there is an entrance to the mythical Hades,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 20, 2020
Social Studies: If a Karen Falls in the Woods...Here’s a question that needs answering: What is the male equivalent of a Karen?ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 20, 2020
Picture Me Trolling: Trump Ends American Tradition, Refuses to Host Obama White House Portrait UnveilingIt’s an American tradition that has historically superseded political discord, world crises and even death. For more…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 19, 2020
Social Studies: By Any Memes NecessaryOn this day, in 1925, Malcolm Little was born.ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 19, 2020
Social Studies: The New Negro SpiritualAs we begin to flesh out this social studies feature, we heard through the grapevine (not The Grapevine) that many…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 18, 2020
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: True or False Equivalency“If a white person said that...”ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 15, 2020
Social Studies: Black Twitter 'Verzuz' White TwitterSocial media is a great educational tool.ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 15, 2020
Armed Black Men Show Up In Neighborhood Where Armed White Men Lynched Ahmaud ArberyA group of black men exercising their Second Amendment rights showed up in the Georgia neighborhood where Ahmaud…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 14, 2020
Social Studies: Who in the Hell Left the Gate Open?Before we begin, can anyone explain this Obamagate stuff that the Trump Administration pushing?ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 14, 2020
Sanctuary for the Devil: The Church Service That Birthed a COVID-19 Outbreak and the Black Women Who Fought ItPastor Rahsaan Armand knows the devil exists.ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 14, 2020
Social Studies: May 13, 2020One day in the future, just before we head out into the post-apocalyptic dystopian landscape to forage for food,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 13, 2020
Social Studies: The Black Internet, CuratedImagine if Black Twitter hooked up with GroupMe and had a baby who was raised by Desus and Mero. ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 12, 2020
Ain't Nowhere to Run: An Open Letter to Ahmaud ArberyAlthough Michael Harriot is on vacation this week, he still agreed to write our weekly Clapback Mailbag. However,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 8, 2020
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Black People Are StupidI want to be wrong.ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 1, 2020