Opinion
Opinion
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: The Wypipo Participation Trophy
As âone of the real racists,â I admit that I have intentionally omitted one of the most underappreciated groups of people in America: The good white people. So today I sifted through The Rootâs emails, comments, letters and tweets searching for good white people, hoping to acknowledge their efforts to end racism. They should be…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: Let Wypipo Go
Itâs Good Friday and Passover Eve. The Rootâs deputy managing editor, Yesha Callahan, is not here to force me to write an extensive lede because last night, Very Smart Brothas and The Glow Up had their first joint event, Urban by Nature, in Los Angeles. A lot of the staff from The Root attended, but…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: I Think We May Have Solved Racism
According to Wypipopedia, racism has been around for at least nine or 10 years. It started with the election of President Barack Obama, who invented racism in a Kenyan laboratory with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Saul Alinsky and that terrorist dude from the Weather Underground. (I know his name is Bill Ayers. Iâm just using…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: Sticks and Stones
Welcome back to the Friday Clapback Mailbag: You already know what this is, so donât be surprised by the collection of tweets, emails and DMs we receive from people who read The Root. Itâs part of the job. From: GregTo: Michael HarriotSubject: No Subject Michael, I read your satire piece about the âracistâ ( according…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: Blame Obama and My Mama
Iâm sorry to announce that there has been a small change made to the mailbag. In our ongoing effort to evolve this weekly feature, we have decided to include a palate cleanser in each mailbag. You will still get your recommended weekly dosage of hate mail, tweets and comments, but we will also include one…
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What I Learned From My Week as a Conservative
Two years ago, as part of an assignment, I was white. I didnât change my skin color or anything, but I drove across country for three days into Mexico in a van with eight white men. After three days, we camped out in a remote, untouched wilderness for 12 days, hiking 75 miles total, with…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: Secondhand Clapbacks
I am often accused of hating white people. I donât usually defend myself because … well … I donât hate white people. But this week was different. You probably donât know this, so Iâll let you in on a little-known fact: Sometimes I can be a little provocative. I called the National Rifle Association âterrorists.â…
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America: Wakanda for White People
Before most of black America pulled their dashikis over their head and threw kente cloths over their shoulders for the Black Panther premiere, they had collectively anticipated the premise of the movie with an unnatural excitement. Much of the hype had nothing to do with the storyline or the fact that the Marvel Universe had…