When I started today’s mailbag, the intro was going to be this really funny bit about how, for far too long, the…
Each Friday, for more than two years, The Root has responded to emails and comments from our readers (and some…
Happy Clapback Day!
Today’s mailbag only contains two pieces of mail. I just wanted to point that out up front before someone asks for…
Once upon a time, in a kingdom just outside Wakanda, there was a family called The Root who woke up at the break of…
Before we get into this week’s emails, tweets, DMs, and comments, many of my mailbag readers know that I am very…
I know it’s late. I was doing stuff.
It’s my work-iversary!
Something weird happened.
A list of reasons why, each week, the Clapback Mailbag responds to emails, direct messages, tweets and comments from…
A few weeks ago, I went to a comedy show to see one of my best friends perform. As I walked in, I noticed a dude…
One day soon, we’re probably going to have the Clapback Mailbag Awards. We’re working on a sponsor to present this…
So, ummm ... about this Birdbox thing.
Twas the Friday before Christmas, when all through the site
Not a creature was angry, except for the whites
The…
For too long, The Root has ignored an important segment of our readership. In our eagerness to answer the emails,…
Don’t you hate when you go see one of your favorite artists in concert, but instead of the hits, they play songs…
While the Clapback Mailbag sometimes feels negative, I actually get excited opening the tweets, emails, comments and…
Last night was The Root 100, our annual salute to black excellence. After the event was over, the entire staff went…