The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Seinfeld of Mailbags
Yesha’s back, which means I have to sit here and write an extended lede.
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: An Annotated Guide to White Fragility
“For Caucasians so loved the world that they gave to us their white tears. That whosoever believeth in it should not…
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Five Kinds of Clapbacks
When separating the comments, emails, tweets and messages for the mailbag each week, the correspondences usually fall…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: It’s Not My Fault
It’s not my fault. You know black people—we never accept responsibilities for our actions.
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: The Longest Clapback Ever
Pssst! Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is off today flying to the BET Awards, so I get to break all the usual…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Make the Mailbag Great Again
Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is gonna be mad at this short-ass lede, but today there’s no need to pussyfoot…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: When the Cat’s Away, the Racists Still Stay ...
Hi, everyone, my name is Stephen A. Crockett Jr. I’m 6 feet 2 and love old movies.
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: It’s a Hard Job, but Someone Has to Do It
Aside from Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan, whose primary job is waking up at the crack of dawn to harass me…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Lotion Is the Cure for Racism
As I was digging through this week’s selection of emails, tweets, direct messages and comments trying to figure out why…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: The Declaration of Blackness
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the bonds which have connected…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: A Children’s Story
Once upon a time, not long ago, when people wore pajamas and lived life slow, when laws were stern and justice stood,…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: All Mailbag, No Clapback
Don’t hate me for this.
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Lions, Tigers and Wypipo, Oh My!
It’s 4/20, so today’s collection of tweets, direct messages, emails and comments is dedicated to all the people who ...
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: The Wypipo Participation Trophy
As “one of the real racists,” I admit that I have intentionally omitted one of the most underappreciated groups of…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Let Wypipo Go
It’s Good Friday and Passover Eve. The Root’s deputy managing editor, Yesha Callahan, is not here to force me to write…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: I Think We May Have Solved Racism
According to Wypipopedia, racism has been around for at least nine or 10 years. It started with the election of…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Sticks and Stones
Welcome back to the Friday Clapback Mailbag: You already know what this is, so don’t be surprised by the collection of…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Blame Obama and My Mama
I’m sorry to announce that there has been a small change made to the mailbag.
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Secondhand Clapbacks
I am often accused of hating white people. I don’t usually defend myself because ... well ... I don’t hate white…
