The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: It’s Not My Fault
It’s not my fault. You know black people—we never accept responsibilities for our actions.
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: The Longest Clapback Ever
Pssst! Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is off today flying to the BET Awards, so I get to break all the usual…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Make the Mailbag Great Again
Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is gonna be mad at this short-ass lede, but today there’s no need to pussyfoot…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: When the Cat’s Away, the Racists Still Stay ...
Hi, everyone, my name is Stephen A. Crockett Jr. I’m 6 feet 2 and love old movies.
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: It’s a Hard Job, but Someone Has to Do It
Aside from Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan, whose primary job is waking up at the crack of dawn to harass me…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Lotion Is the Cure for Racism
As I was digging through this week’s selection of emails, tweets, direct messages and comments trying to figure out why…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: A Children’s Story
Once upon a time, not long ago, when people wore pajamas and lived life slow, when laws were stern and justice stood,…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Lions, Tigers and Wypipo, Oh My!
It’s 4/20, so today’s collection of tweets, direct messages, emails and comments is dedicated to all the people who ...
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Let Wypipo Go
It’s Good Friday and Passover Eve. The Root’s deputy managing editor, Yesha Callahan, is not here to force me to write…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Sticks and Stones
Welcome back to the Friday Clapback Mailbag: You already know what this is, so don’t be surprised by the collection of…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: My Apology
Yesterday, after discovering that the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Isaiah Thomas, Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose, Channing…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Racists and White Jesus Need to Step Up Their Game
Hey, look, guys, I need to admit something: This whole mailbag thing may have been a bad idea.
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Cusswords, Awards and Our Old Friend Umar
It seems like only yesterday that we began highlighting the emails, tweets, comments and messages from our readers. As…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Insert Clever Title Here
Yesterday, Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan told me, and I quote: “No one wants to wait around for the mailbag…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Pocahontas, Potato Salad and Porch Monkeys
I have a confession. The Root’s staff is going to kill me for revealing this top secret information, but in the spirit…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: White Friday
In the wake of the Thanksgiving holiday, we would like to offer a kinder, gentler Clapback Mailbag this week. Instead…