Clapback Mailbag4/12/19Apr 12 20195Clapback Mailbag4/12/19Clapback MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Something New Every DayMichael Harriot38I need your help.
Television4/12/19Apr 12 20196Television4/12/19 TelevisionAmerica's Iron Throne: The Presidential Candidates and Their Game of Thrones CounterpartsMichael Harriot72As the fever for #DemThrones takes over America, it is important to remember that Game of Thrones is not just a show…
News4/12/19Apr 12 20192News4/12/19NewsWisconsin Teacher Reportedly Asks 7th Graders to Create 'Slave Games'Michael Harriot38A Wisconsin physical education teacher has been suspended for suggesting that black students come up with some…
Sports4/11/19Apr 11 201912Sports4/11/19SportsMAGA-Loving, Colin Kaepernick-Hating Top NFL Draft Prospect Seems to Hate Everything BlackMichael Harriot986When NFL owners, conservative pundits and generic, store-brand white people denigrate NFL protesters for using their…
Race Matters4/11/19Apr 11 20199Race Matters4/11/19Race MattersRacism by the Numbers: How the Internal Revenue Service Targets Poor Black TaxpayersMichael Harriot37Every single one of the 10 counties with the highest rates of Internal Revenue Service tax audits are overwhelmingly…
News4/10/19Apr 10 20197News4/10/19NewsMan on Death Row for 33 Years Will Get New Hearing After 'Damning Revelations' of Police MisconductMichael Harriot44Following years of appeals, a Utah man sentenced to death for a 1985 murder is set to get a new hearing after the…
Race Matters4/9/19Apr 9 20193Race Matters4/9/19Race MattersWhite Performers Temporarily Switch Races to Perform Porgy and BessMichael Harriot38Although one may not subscribe to the tenets of white supremacy, it is impossible to argue against the idea that…
News4/9/19Apr 9 20192News4/9/19NewsConfederate-Loving Couple Arrested for Vandalizing Slave MemorialMichael Harriot49Two activists dedicated to preserving the memories of American traitors have been arrested for a racist crime spree…
Race Matters4/9/19Apr 9 20194Race Matters4/9/19Race MattersReport: White People Still TrippingMichael Harriot68The next time someone says that America needs to have a “conversation about race,” please remind them that,…
News4/8/19Apr 8 20192News4/8/19NewsTexas Teacher Accused of Being an Online White SupremacistMichael Harriot79In his everyday life, Stephen Arnquist was a typical high school teacher. Since 2018, he has worked at Skyline High…
News4/8/19Apr 8 20196News4/8/19NewsWhite Cop to Black Kids: ‘Wait Till Your Asses Turn 18. Then You’re Mine’Michael Harriot71The first sentence of this story should read: “A Virginia police officer is under fire after he was captured on…
Apr 5 201944/5/19The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: A Conspiracy of DuncesMichael Harriot29On Fridays, instead of getting our orders from our white slavemasters at the Illuminati regional headquarters, The…
News4/5/19Apr 5 20193News4/5/19NewsLouisiana Town Swears in Police Chief Who Really Likes RacismMichael Harriot44While telling the story of the Louisiana police officer who openly admits to sharing racist memes—including one…
News4/4/19Apr 4 20196News4/4/19NewsWhite Gangbangers File Civil Rights Suit After Getting Off Scot-Free In Deadly ShootoutMichael Harriot71After authorities announced that Texas’ top gang thugs will not face prosecution for a deadly Waco shootout, the…
News4/3/19Apr 3 20197News4/3/19NewsJust When You Thought the Trump Administration Couldn’t Get Any Lower, This HappenedMichael Harriot67Contrary to popular opinion, Donald Trump is not Satan.
News4/3/19Apr 3 20197News4/3/19NewsErased From History: Meet Redoshi, the Last Survivor of the Transatlantic Slave TradeMichael Harriot25For years, Cudjo Lewis was recognized as the last survivor of the U.S. slave trade. His life’s story was told in…
Opinion4/2/19Apr 2 20197Opinion4/2/19OpinionWhite People Didn't Do This: On Nipsey Hussle and Conspiracy TheoriesMichael Harriot171A few years ago, someone told writer Anna Merlan that I would be a good person to interview for a book she was…
News4/2/19Apr 2 20196News4/2/19NewsWhite Woman Admits to Making Up Story About Being Attacked By Black ManMichael Harriot91Twenty percent of black men in the Quincy, Mass., area breathed a sigh of relief Monday when police called off their…
Some Thoughts4/1/19Apr 1 20198Some Thoughts4/1/19Some ThoughtsLOL, America. You Almost Got MeMichael Harriot53I gotta hand it to you, America. This extended April Fool’s Day joke has been one of the greatest hijinks of all…
Clapback Mailbag3/29/19Mar 29 20196Clapback Mailbag3/29/19Clapback MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Undercover WypipoMichael Harriot74When I started today’s mailbag, the intro was going to be this really funny bit about how, for far too long, the…