Clapback/Mailbag
Clapback/Mailbag
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: A Learning Experience
Todayâs mailbag is dedicated to the people who inform Black people on how to overcome racism. Thatâs why weâre all here, right? I canât speak for anyone else but Iâm here to learn about how to appreciate this great country. Iâm here to soak up the knowledge about how to move forward and forget the…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: I Feel Fine
Iâm going to stop being so offensive. From now on, I promise to respond to the violence, theft and downright absurdity of white supremacy with eloquently composed reactions that ruffle no feathers and leave no one feeling offended. From this day forward, I wonât call the white people who inflict pain âwhite people who inflict…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The More Things Change
On August 25, 2017, The Root changed the world when it began a feature called the Clapback Mailbag. Back then I thought white people would NEVER stop being racist but I must admit I was wrong. Weâre really proud of the part we played in changing the national zeitgeist. Thanks to us, you get to…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Children's Stories
Once upon a time, not long agoWhen you didnât have to wear a mask to the grocery storeBefore an orange Klansman became presidentCaucasians were behaving like they had some sense.There were some white people who were misledto believe we gave a fuck when they just said:âI donât understand why youâre so madBecause we sold your…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: White People Are Crazy
Managing Editor Genetta Adams is off today, so I do not have to adhere to the usual format. Every week, I try to explain to Genetta that the Mailbag doesnât require a lede but, instead of listening to my argument, she insists that I follow the rules of journalism and inform the audience of the…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Errors and Omissions
âThere ainât been a perfect person on earth since Jesus took to the sky; and there wonât be none until he comes backâ â Aunt Earlene To be fair, my Aunt Earlene has been married to a Pentecostal preacher, my Uncle Otis, since the mid-196os, so she knows very little about Black Thoughtâwho has never…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: A Look Inside Our Secret Location
Making our way in the world todayTakes all black people got.Taking a break from wypipoSure would help a lot. Wouldnât you like to get away? Sometimes you want to goWhere the Karens can be shamedAnd the cops donât cock and aimYou want to be where they clap on beatand reparations can be claimed.You want to…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Cleaning Solution
I was a shitty brother. I never abused my sisters. I just subjected them to years of mental abuse and torture. Perhaps the greatest example of my emotional terrorism was my stance on the bathroom. Before my mother returned home from work every day, she required us to clean the entire house. My sisters and…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Bars
This mailbag is dedicated to all the ones who called the writers at The Root âracistsâ; to all the ones who wrote us emails saying weâd never amount to nothing; to everyone who sent angry emails when we were just trying to write articles and feed our babies. To all the niggas in the struggle……
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Black Supremacy
The Root is a hate group. Itâs not my fault. Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton hired Black supremacist writers like Zack Linly, Joe Jurado and Ishena Robinson who took it upon themselves to call white women out of their names. There is an anti-white clique of writers at The Root, headed by Senior Editor Stephen Crockett, who…