Opinion
Opinion
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The Rootās Clapback Mailbag: Itās a Hard Job, but Someone Has to Do It
Aside from Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan, whose primary job is waking up at the crack of dawn to harass me about ledes and how long it takes me to write, most of the staff at The Root are usually busy doing multiple things at once, according to our readers. [Editorās note: Some of us…
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The Rootās Clapback Mailbag: Lotion Is the Cure for Racism
As I was digging through this weekās selection of emails, tweets, direct messages and comments trying to figure out why everyone is so angry, Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan contacted me to harass me about an intro. I donāt know how we got there, but our conversation somehow landed on Star Wars, specifically how Donald…
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The Rootās Clapback Mailbag: The Declaration of Blackness
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the bonds which have connected them with wypipo, and to assume among them their equality on this earth to which the laws of nature and of natureās God entitle them, a decent respect to the stupid opinions of Caucasians requires…
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The Rootās Clapback Mailbag: A Childrenās Story
Once upon a time, not long ago, when people wore pajamas and lived life slow, when laws were stern and justice stood, and Negroes didnāt come to white neighborhoods, there were some wypipo who were misled by some more white people. Hereās what they said: āMe and you, Brad, weāre gonna get real mad. And…
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The Rootās Clapback Mailbag: All Mailbag, No Clapback
Donāt hate me for this. I am often asked if people who send us tweets, DMs and emails are really as mean as I make them out to be or if I have to wade through the positive emails to find the couple of idiots who want to use the n-word. So today I decided…
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The Rootās Clapback Mailbag: Lions, Tigers and Wypipo, Oh My!
Itās 4/20, so todayās collection of tweets, direct messages, emails and comments is dedicated to all the people who … Dammit, I forgot what I was about to write. Anyway, for some reason, I feel positive today. Itās probably because so many of you reached out to discuss the topics that unite us all, like…