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Don't Worry White People, Democracy Ain't Going Nowhere

There's no reason to fear the loss of democracy, bipartisanship and American exceptionalism.

By

Michael Harriot

Published

June 10, 2021
Politics

Are You a Racist Senator? A Quiz

For anyone serving in the U.S. Senate whose name may or may not be 'Joe Manchin.'

By

Michael Harriot

Published

June 9, 2021
Opinion, Wypipo

Kamala Harris Tweets 'Enjoy the Long Weekend' and White People Who Call Other People 'Snowflakes' Got Reeeaally Triggered

Let’s be very real about one thing: For all of their claims that liberals are easily offended “snowflakes,” white conservatives are undoubtedly the most overly sensitive, perpetually triggered, crying-over-nothing-est people in the world. They don’t see it as snowflake-dom because the things they bitch about are things that revolve around their personal values. But when…

By

Zack Linly

Published

May 31, 2021
Politics

Karine Jean-Pierre Makes History at White House Press Briefing

When Karine Jean-Pierre stepped to the podium in the White House press briefing room on Wednesday, not only was she the first openly gay woman to do so, she was also the first Black woman to host a White House press briefing in 30 years. (The Root has confirmed that she is openly Black.) CNN…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

May 26, 2021
Culture, History

What We Lost In the Fire: Black Wall Street Before the Tulsa Race Massacre

By any measure, John W. Rogers is a success story. He grew up on the South Side of Chicago and started trading stocks when he was 12. He attended Princeton and played on an Ivy League champion basketball team while studying economics. In 1983, he raised $10,000 from friends and family and started Ariel Capital…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

May 26, 2021
Beauty + Style

'They Could Say Whatever They Wanted': Michelle Obama's Secret Service Couldn't Protect Her From Racist 'Hecklers'

If you thought the onslaught of racist vitriol directed at former first lady Michelle Obama was difficult to read and hear about, imagine how it felt to be helpless when tasked with protecting her. This week, excerpts from former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras’ 2020 memoir Becoming Bulletproof resurfaced, detailing how Poumpouras felt “outraged” but…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

May 21, 2021
News

Obama Called Trump a ‘Corrupt Motherfucker’ and a ‘Racist, Sexist Pig,’ New Book Claims

President Barack Obama is a lot of things. He is a charmer. He is the husband of the most famous woman in the world. He is a father. He is also a Black man. So when the Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats’ Campaigns to Defeat Donald Trump, a new book by Edward-Isaac Dovere,…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 20, 2021
News, Obituary

Damon Weaver, Child Reporter Who Interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House, dies at 23

Damon Weaver, the young, gifted and Black student reporter who interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009, died on May 1, at the age of 23, according to his family. The cause of the young man’s death has not been released, but his sister, Candace Hardy, confirmed Thursday that he died of…

By

Zack Linly

Published

May 16, 2021
Politics

Deleted Video From 2019 Shows Crazy QAnon Congresswoman Harassing AOC Through Her Office Mail Slot

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a problem. At some point, Republicans are going to have to look in the mirror and ask themselves is this the party that they want to be? And after they answer with a resounding “Yes!” then Democrats are going to have to find a way to handle this. I’m…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 14, 2021
Entertainment, Media

Tucker Carlson Attacks Obama's COVID-19 PSA; #CreepyTucker Trends on Twitter

Fox News, aka Republican BangBus host Tucker Carlson continues to swim near the bottom of the Republican cesspool among the discarded cowboy boots and Trump votes to call Black America’s most beloved president “a creepy old guy.” Carlson attacked former President Barack Obama and other celebrities for trying to get people motivated to get the…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 4, 2021