michael harriot
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Are White People OK?
This week's Mailbag is a wellness check for those who lost the right to spread COVID, election conspiracies and Caucasian Race Theory. Are y'all aight?
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Auntie Unfiltered, Bevy Smith, and the Joys of Finding Yourself After 40
I had a ball during my 20s and 30s. I did all the shit you are “supposed” to do as a young adult during the 90s and early 2000s. I went to Freaknik, Myrtle Beach Bike Week, Vegas, Palm Springs, the Bahamas, Mexico and various other destinations; I got drunk and high with my friends…
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The Stories We've Told: A Look at the Tulsa Race Massacre From The Root Archives
The first time most (white) Americans likely heard about the Tulsa Race Massacre was when HBO’s Watchmen opened its first episode—aired on October 20, 2019—with the devastating reenactment of the death and destruction that took place on May 31-June 1 in Greenwood, the Black neighborhood known as “Black Wall Street.” Or if they missed that,…
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'Woke,' Leftist & Black: The Incomplete Glossary of White Slurs
When a leftist goes to sleep, are they not “woke”? If an antifa retires, do they become profa? How many thugs make up a gang? White people are terrible at roasting. I’m sure you’ve heard some of the most recent pathetic attempts by conservatives to demonize their adversaries. Their lackluster linguistic skills date back to…