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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Continues to Love Up on Law-Breaking Whites, Plans to Pardon All Residents Who Violated COVID Health Mandates

So one day God was on a bender. He was going through a bad break up and was really tying one on. Well, because God is God, he got hungry and the only thing open was a place called Ted’s Chili Hole. He’d never eaten there but figured how bad could it be? After 17…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 14, 2021
Culture, History

We Found the Textbooks of Senators Who Oppose The 1619 Project and Suddenly Everything Makes Sense

White people love critical race theories. While they generally oppose Critical Race Theory, the academic movement started by Black scholars, they have historically embraced the uncapitalized version of race theory. However, because so many see whiteness as a default, they don’t understand that their entire education has already been racialized. The fact that most people…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

May 6, 2021
Criminal Justice, News

Families of Black Men Killed by Cops Push for Serious Reform

The families of Black men killed by police spoke with White House officials and senators Thursday about the passage of a meaningful reform bill that will address police brutality, with the May 25 anniversary of George Floyd’s death being the goal date. Families left the meetings optimistic that lawmakers are working tirelessly to achieve that…

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Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

April 30, 2021
Politics

‘Uncle Tim’ Hashtag Blocked on Twitter After Sen. Token Tim Scott Gave His Rebuttal to Biden’s Address to Congress

Here at The Root, we don’t do house negro shame. Sure, there are plenty of Black people who sit comfortably at the feet of white men waiting all day for a pat on the head and “good boy,” but we don’t call people out on it. OK, maybe we do but that was mostly Omarosa…

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Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

April 29, 2021
Politics

If Lindsey Graham Claims That Systematic Racism Doesn’t Exist, Does It Make a Sound?

Trump’s favorite ball gag, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, is doing it again, and by “it,” I mean speaking, and if Lindsey Graham is speaking then by default some inherently racist or completely ignorant shit is coming out of his mouth. On Sunday, Graham argued that systemic racism doesn’t exist in the U.S. because…Barack Obama…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

April 26, 2021
Politics

A Profile in Cowardice: Sen. Lindsey Graham Can’t Wait to Wave His AR-15 During the Next National Disaster

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina claims to own an AR-15. I don’t believe him. Maybe he does. Maybe he uses it as a hat stand or a leveling device to steady his kitchen table. But Graham wants America to believe that he’s a gun owner and that this isn’t about his dick. But…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

March 29, 2021
Politics

Black Farmers Ask Lindsey Graham to Apologize for Being Lindsey Graham

The Department of Agriculture is supposed to help farmers. Full stop. The problem is that America is built on white supremacy and as such, the Department of Agriculture not only helped white farmers, “…it systematically denied Blacks and other people of color access to the same loan and grant programs that have helped generations of…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

March 16, 2021
Politics

GOP Can’t Take an L and Is Working to Severely Limit Voting Access Across 43 States

Over the last two years, the GOP has managed to lose the House, the Senate, and the White House, so obviously that means the party is going to learn from its mistakes, condemn white supremacy in the party, and craft policies that don’t fuck over anyone not rich, white, and male, right? Nah. The “pull…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

March 11, 2021
Politics

Sen. Ron Johnson Forced Senate Staffers to Read All 628 Pages of the COVID Bill Out Loud and It Backfired

In what can only be called the pettiest of petty bullshit, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) forced Senate staffers to read the entire 628-page COVID bill aloud on the Senate floor, Thursday, delaying the debate and vote on the bill. Because Republicans are basically a group of whiny white men and komplicit Karens, the stunt was…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

March 5, 2021
Politics

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan Wants to Have a Hearing on ‘Cancel Culture,’ Because Jim Jordan Is a Goddamn Idiot

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is the congressman who refuses to wear a blazer. As such he’s earned the moniker “Jacketless Jim Jordan.” Jim Jordan is also the former assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State accused of aiding in a coverup of sexual assaults by team doctor Dr. Richard Strauss, who reportedly abused team members from…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

March 2, 2021