NewsOpinionSome ThoughtsNewsOpinionSome ThoughtsPete Buttigieg Called Me. Here's What HappenedThe first thing you should know about me is that I absolutely hate talking on the phone.ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 26, 2019
NewsOpinionSome ThoughtsNewsOpinionSome ThoughtsNBA Player Calls Black Women 'Bulldogs,' Then Defends Himself by...Quoting Dr. King?I think I have some thoughts today about Patrick Patterson, the NBA player who implied that black women are…ByDamon YoungPublishedNovember 25, 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
NewsOpinionAntisocialNewsOpinionAntisocialWashington, D.C.’s National Portrait Gallery Has Moved Beyond ‘Old, Dead White Men’There’s something special about a portrait of Earth, Wind & Fire, the masterminds behind hits like “September” and…ByDanielle C. BeltonPublishedNovember 20, 2019
NewsOpinionExplain Like I’m a Racist 5-Year-OldNewsOpinionExplain Like I’m a Racist 5-Year-OldWhy Stephen Miller’s Emails Are White Nationalism Explained, ExplainedRacist baby, it’s been a while! Why do you look so sad?ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 19, 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
NewsOpinionSome ThoughtsNewsOpinionSome Thoughts40 Questions for the People Who Stand as Soon as the Plane Lands(Disclaimer: If you’re physically impaired in some capacity and need to stand as soon as the plane lands, please…ByDamon YoungPublishedNovember 8, 2019
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinion10 Worthwhile Hobbies For These Bored Billionaires Who So Obviously Need Them1. Cross-country road trips, where they drive to different states just to hunt and eat other rich people.ByDamon YoungPublishedNovember 8, 2019
NewsOpinionSome ThoughtsNewsOpinionSome ThoughtsIs the Top of the Refrigerator a Shelf? A Black Supreme Court DecisionAs appointees to the Black Supreme Court, we are often called upon to settle the difficult issues of our time. Over…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 7, 2019
NewsOpinionWypipoNewsOpinionWypipoThe Keynote Address From #BeckyCon2019Today, the hashtag #BeckyCon2019 exploded on Twitter.ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 6, 2019
NewsOpinionWypipoNewsOpinionWypipoI Will Never Forgive America for Trying to Convince Me That Richard Spencer Is ‘Dapper’The pathologically un-rewatchable Joker has become the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history, surpassing Deadpool…ByDamon YoungPublishedNovember 5, 2019
NewsOpinionWypipoNewsOpinionWypipoLike Whiteness for Chocolate: Teacher Suspended for Dressing Up as Rapper Common, Complete With BlackfaceJust when you thought blackface had been relegated to old college yearbooks, a California teacher provided the…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 4, 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
NewsOpinionA WordNow playing NewsOpinionA WordHow Black Flint Residents Are Fighting the Water Crisis Despite Government InactionWalking around Flint, Mich., the epicenter of one of America’s most prominent self-inflicted environmental…PublishedOctober 31, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: The White Fragility Workout PlanI feel sorry for white people. ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 25, 2019
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionSouthern Mayors: The South Has Something to Say About the 2020 ElectionsTwenty-four years ago, a talented, young duo from Atlanta was booed as they received a Source Award for “Best New…ByMayors Steve Benjamin (Columbia, S.C); LaToya Cantrell (New Orleans); Chokwe Lumumba (Jackson, Miss.); Randall Woodfin (Birmingham, Ala.)PublishedOctober 24, 2019
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionAnti-LGBTQ Discrimination Is a Civil Rights Issue: Why Black People Need to Get Behind Title VIIThis month, the Supreme Court heard arguments around a case that could transform how businesses across the country…ByDerrick Johnson (NAACP) and David J. Johns (National Black Justice Coalition)PublishedOctober 22, 2019
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root’s Clapback Mailbag: A Teachable MomentDear White People,ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 18, 2019
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionJuvenile Fines and Fees Undermine the Entire Notion of Family in Courts Across the U.S.“His mother works at Giant Food Store and his stepfather works at USPS. He can pay the court costs.” Those were the…ByJoshua BranchPublishedOctober 16, 2019