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Alaska Assistant Attorney General Outed as User of Bigoted White Extremist Twitter Account: Report

Some public officials just can’t live without an outlet for their bigoted views. Even if they have to do it anonymously, they must tweet their hatred away.

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 21, 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…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

April 29, 2021
News, Race Matters

North Carolina Elementary School Showcases #KeepSlavery and #SlaveryForever Messages From 4th-Grade ‘Historical’ Assignment

Anyone trying to claim that educational institutions across the U.S. are just innocently bungling the teaching of America’s history of slavery rather than deliberately continuing a centuries-long practice of justifying and diminishing the inhumane treatment of enslaved Black people in this country are, to put it plainly, pissing on our faces and telling us it’s…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

March 15, 2021
Entertainment, Social Media

Make It Rain With TwitCoins: Is There Anyone You'd Pay to Read Their 'Super' Tweets?

If you’re an active member of the Black Twitter community, chances are you’ve heard some variation of the phrase, “How is Twitter free?!” after something super dramatic and entertaining happens, rivaling the best television show during sweeps. Well, bitch, we’re about to find out how free it’s not. Along with introducing a community feature (similar…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

February 26, 2021
Entertainment, Social Media

Teenager Loses Job After Mistaking a Text From His Boss for a 'Dick Appointment'

After replying to an unknown number with a joking rejoinder about his penis’ busy agenda, a Chicago teenager found himself unemployed, embarrassed but fortunately free enough to attend future unscheduled sex sessions. Cory Hrobowski was forced to resign from his job at a Chicago design firm Wednesday after discussing the “terms of his employment” with…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

July 20, 2018