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Clapback MailbagEach Friday, we select the best (or worst) emails, tweets, DMs and comments from our readers and respond to them in the The Root's Clapback Mailbag.
Jan 15
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The Clapback Mailbag will often search through the emails, tweets, DMs and comments to find a common theme from our…
Jan 8
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The Clapback Mailbag is a negro spiritual.
Dec 18
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I believe most people are reasonable.
Dec 11
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Please allow me to introduce myself
I’m a bag of white hot hate
I’ve been around for four long years
You can read me…
Dec 4
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“Because I said so...”
Nov 20
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I kinda like hate mail.
Nov 13
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“The answer to all your questions is money” — Don Ohlmeyer
Nov 6
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Did anything interesting happen this week?
Oct 30
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Today’s mailbag is just one long story that’s actually three long stories that began a few months ago. when I wrote…
Oct 23
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Every week, I come on here to complain about the haters. But as Maya Angelou once said: “Every day, I thank God for…
Oct 16
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Some people believe that white supremacists spew the n-word, burn crosses on lawns and spend their spare time…
Sep 25
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I know I’ve made fun of white people in the past but I hate being negative all the time. So today’s Clapback mailbag…
Sep 18
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I’ve been waiting for this.
Sep 11
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Today’s mailbag is dedicated to the people who inform Black people on how to overcome racism. That’s why we’re all…
Sep 4
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I’m going to stop being so offensive.
Aug 28
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On August 25, 2017, The Root changed the world when it began a feature called the Clapback Mailbag.
Aug 14
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Once upon a time, not long ago
When you didn’t have to wear a mask to the grocery store
Before an orange Klansman…