NewsOpinionThe Root UniversityNewsOpinionThe Root University'Woke,' Leftist & Black: The Incomplete Glossary of White SlursWhen a leftist goes to sleep, are they not “woke”? If an antifa retires, do they become profa? How many thugs make…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 11, 2021
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NewsOpinionThe Root UniversityNewsOpinionThe Root UniversityHow to Play Black Spades, Part 1Wikipedia calls spades a “trick-taking card game devised in the United States in the 1930s” but that’s definitely…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMarch 25, 2020