Floridians, Does Ron DeSantis Want to Kill You or Does He Just Want You to Die?In the fight against the deadly coronavirus, it seems like Florida's governor has decided to side with Team COVID.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 12, 2021
'Mandate' Is the New Jim Crow: Candace Owens, Rand Paul and the Oppression of the Conservative Death CultAccording to the newest right-wing narrative, COVID restrictions are forms of segregation targeting anti-vaxxers,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 10, 2021
Ohio Court Sentences Black Woman to 18 Months in Prison the Day After Giving White Woman Probation for Same CrimeSentencing disparity prompts calls for reform after Black woman sentenced for embezzling $40,000 while a white woman…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 9, 2021
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Safety FirstEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 6, 2021
The GOP's White Nationalist Endgame Has Already Begun in GeorgiaThere's no need to wonder if Republicans will use the new slate of restrictive voting laws to suppress the Black…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 5, 2021
If Jadakiss Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us? A Modest Presidential ProposalTuesday's Verzuz battle showed America that we must immediately harness the power of Jadakiss to solve the country's…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 4, 2021
Nina Turner vs. Shontel Brown, Explained by The WireOhio's congressional primary between Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown and former state Sen. Nina Turner…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 3, 2021
The Anti-MAGA Movement: Rev. William Barber's Quest to Make America Great, For OnceThe reverend's Poor People's Campaign is working to build an America that is the exact opposite of Donald Trump's…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 3, 2021
A Coroner Said a Black Missouri Teen Committed Suicide In the Attic of a Man Known for Racist Social Media Posts. A Jury DisagreedDerontae Martin's mysterious death was ruled a suicide despite witness accounts claiming a Confederate flag-flying…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 2, 2021
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Content of Dumb CharactersEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 30, 2021
I Do Not Love AmericaAs Theodore DeReese Pendergrass once said: 'It's so good loving a country when your country loves you back.' I'll…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 30, 2021
We Need to Talk About Violence in the White Community (Seriously, We Do)Perhaps the most revealing takeaway from the House insurrection panel's first day of testimony was the level of…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 29, 2021
Gaetz, Gohmert, Greene Try to Storm DOJ, Flee When Their Clown Show Turns Into an Actual CircusMatt Gaetz, Louis Gohmert and Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempt to storm the Justice Department building was thwarted…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 28, 2021
An Exclusive Interview With 4 Infamous People Who Don't ExistHave you wondered why no one has interviewed a K-12 CRT teacher, a respected doctor who's anti-vaccine or any of the…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 28, 2021
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: BelieveEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 23, 2021
The 1609 Project: The Republican-Approved History of AmericaThe GOP's attacks on teaching accurate history have sparked a new whitewashing industry. But what would a…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 23, 2021
The Twenty-Third PsalmSome stuff about why 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' is a perfect anthem for Black America.ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 23, 2021
The Problem With the Billionaire Space Race, ExplainedThere's no better metaphor for capitalism-based inequality than billionaires competing to reach the upper sky.ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 22, 2021
White People vs. EverybodyNo longer pretending to care about fiscal conservatism, family values, patriotism or even their beloved troops, the…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 19, 2021
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Whiteness, ExplainedWhat exactly is 'whiteness' and why does The Root use it so much?ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 2, 2021