NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: A Racist In the SunIn 1951, the great American poet Langston Hughes, in his poem, “Harlem,” asked:ByMichael HarriotPublishedJanuary 24, 2020
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: The Fresh Prince of MailbagsNow this is a story all about howEvery Friday, I turn white smiles upside downI’d like to take a second...Maybe a…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJanuary 17, 2020
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: A Salute to the ‘Good Ones’For too long, the writers at The Root have ignored the plight of those whose labor goes unrecognized and unheralded.…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJanuary 10, 2020
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Based on an Almost True StoryHappy New Year!ByMichael HarriotPublishedJanuary 3, 2020
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Keep That Same Energy, WypipoFor the last mailbag of 2019, we chose an email, a tweet, a DM and a comment that all ask the same question:ByMichael HarriotPublishedDecember 27, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: O Come, All Ye Racists“The Clapback Song”:ByMichael HarriotPublishedDecember 20, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: ‘Real Racist’ BingoWhenever someone asks if writing the weekly Clapback Mailbag ever gets old, I tell them that receiving and reading…ByMichael HarriotPublishedDecember 13, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Major League ClapbackEach Friday, we wade through our emails, tweets, comments and DMs to respond to readers who are searching for…ByMichael HarriotPublishedDecember 6, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: A Long List of LiarsI don’t know if you heard about it, but I wrote something pretty controversial this week. ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 29, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: I Don't Wanna Be A Race-Baiter No MoreWhat happens to a race hustle, deferred? Does it get whippedLike a slave in the sun? Or shot, Like a suspect who…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 22, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Why?Y’all know me.ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 15, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Thots and PrayersTime for your weekly edition of the Clapback Mailbag. Got something on your mind? Email the bag of fun. ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 8, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Smile, Bih.It has been a tough week here at The Root and all of G/O Media.ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 1, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: The White Fragility Workout PlanI feel sorry for white people. ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 25, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: A Teachable MomentDear White People,ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 18, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Stupid or Liar?White people are smart. ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 11, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: We Forgot to Mention...Today’s mailbag consists of people who called us out about our egregious errors. The writers at The Root often use…ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 4, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: With Friends Like These...Today’s mailbag is all about white allies.ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 27, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Lies, Damn Lies and StatisticsEach and every Friday, The Root sorts through the emails, tweets, direct messages and comments we received that week…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 20, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: What I KnowWhen I sort through the emails, tweets, direct messages and comments for the mailbag every Friday, I am always…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 13, 2019