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Pro-Trump Man Found Guilty of Fraud for Arson Hoax and Blaming it on BLM Supporters [UPDATE]

He put on quite the show for the officers who responded to his call.

By

Murjani Rawls

Published

October 12, 2022
Clapback/Mailbag, Opinion

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.

By

Michael Harriot

Published

August 20, 2021
Criminal Justice, News

Proud Boy Leader Used by FBI to Inform on Antifa, an Organization That Doesn’t Exist

Considering the FBI’s history with COINTELPRO, it isn’t a great look that they used a leader of the Proud Boys to inform them about people standing up to Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and the Proud Boys themselves. According to NBC News, a court filing revealed that before he was arrested after being among those who stormed…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

March 31, 2021
Politics

Sen. Ron Johnson Denies He Made Racist Comments, Then White-splains What He Meant by Using More Racism

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson denied his racist comments made last week were racist and then doubled-down and white-splained why he is no racist. “And don’t try and cry, because if anyone should be crying, it should be me,” Johnson said to a stunned Sheryl Underwood. Managing Editor Genetta Adams: Stephen, you know Johnson didn’t say…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

March 16, 2021