Apr 27SaveNews4/27/20News4/27/20Racists Invite Themselves to the CookoutMichael Harriot49SaveAside from a lack of barbecue-based plate-fixing protocol, a group of anti-seasoning activists infiltrated a…
Jul 4 2019SaveSome Thoughts7/4/19Some Thoughts7/4/19We Said What We Said: 10 Things The Root Wrote About AmericaMichael Harriot15SaveIn the 10-plus years since The Root was founded, our writers have always celebrated the Fourth of July with the…
Jul 3 2019SaveLift Every Fork7/3/19Lift Every Fork7/3/19Authorities Rescind All Invitations to the CookoutMichael Harriot149SaveCiting rampant abuse and the increasing number of black barbecue-goers who mistakenly assumed that they were eating…
Jun 30 2019SaveMusic6/30/19Music6/30/1930 Days of Musical Blackness With VSB, Day 30: MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly 'Before I Let Go'Panama Jackson11SaveI’m not even sure I need to explain why “Before I Let Go” would be the final song of the 30 Days of Musical…
May 25 2019SaveLift Every Fork5/25/19Lift Every Fork5/25/19The Official Rules for the 2019 Cookout SeasonMichael Harriot135SaveAs the opening day to Cookout Season 2019 approaches, it is the responsibility of the Black Legislative American…
Jan 18 2019SavePolitics1/18/19Politics1/18/19I Don’t Care What Y’all Say, If Buzzfeed Brings Down President Trump, I’m Inviting Them To The Cookout [Updated]Stephen A. Crockett Jr.171SaveIf BuzzFeed’s report that the president told his former lawyer and fixer to lie to Congress about the Moscow Tower…
Sep 2 2018SaveCulture9/2/18Culture9/2/18The Root's 2018 Cookout AwardsMichael Harriot70SaveGiving honor to the grillmasters, the Kool-Aid stirrers and even the people whose cooking skills are so deficient…
Apr 12 2018Save4/12/18Why We Don’t Trust White People’s Potato Salad, ExplainedDamon Young184SaveAre you going to ask a question? Because right now you’re just stating facts. Which I appreciate—yay, facts! I just…
Mar 27 2018Save3/27/18The Visitor’s Guide to Cookouts in WakandaMichael Harriot86SaveHello, and welcome to Wakanda!
Jul 3 2016Save7/3/16A Blow-by-Blow Account of the Harris Family’s 2016 4th of July CookoutMichael HarriotSaveEvery year we receive so many unbelievable stories, tall tales and arguments about one particular black family’s…