Tom Cruise or Hanks will play him. Julia Roberts will play Coretta. It will be a summer Blockbuster.

Lol. Real talk though I figure white people’s next move is to make MLK white. They slowly alter some footage, someone will put out a dubious book, Hollywood will turn it into a movie and next thing you know MLK out here looking like Mel Gibson’s Jesus. When black people complain they’ll say we obssesed with race.…

The 1619 Project is so very important. Knowing the true history — not the mythology — of our country is key to understanding how we got here today.

Have you ever noticed that those who decry what they call “identity politics” always seem to default towards voting for and supporting white men.  I’m sure that’s just a coincidence, amirite?

Thank you. Buttigeig and his campaign doth protest too much imo lol. Even if The Root had included all that nitpicking, the core of the story would still be exactly the same. 

I said it before, I’ll say it again

Yeah, I want to fight racism but it’s (whiny voice) soooo haaaaardddd (/whiny voice).

“Having said that, not that this is a reason not to speak up - but in my personal experience, when I have spoken up regarding somebody’s racist or sexist remarks in the workplace or outside of work, it comes with a cost.”

Once again, a great bit of writing, Michael. While I haven’t previously been privy to the details of campaign pushback on articles written about their candidates, the Buttigieg camp’s parsing seems exhaustive, minute and excessive. These are the same qualities I wish Mr. Buttigieg had required city workers,…

How about ALL the Black actors not only DON’T show up for the BAFTAs or Oscars...but they rent a venue nearby, on the same dates at the same time, replete with red carpet and celebrate themselves in every freaking category?! Hey, they could even go back in history and correctly award all the movies and performances…

Can we just throw all the award shows away? Can we just celebrate and uplift ourselves and not wait on these organizations full of white folks that only care about white folks accomplishments. Stop going. Stop waiting and asking for what is right. Let them have their little awards shows. How about no people of color…

It is important that people understand these things are not just bad or terrible, they are also a violation of federal civil rights laws. This is a Title VI violation and it is critical that parents and community activists file Office for Civil Rights complaints at the Department of Education. This documents the…

How about they also start testing the owners, front office personnel, and coaching staffs. Because I’ve seen these folks make far more questionable decisions in their jobs...

I would have thought White People would be glad that the bulk of people of color turn to snark, shade and for the older set, the church and Jesus

Honestly, I would have thought White People would be glad that the bulk of people of color turn to snark, shade and for the older set, the church and Jesus to cope with their systematic racism which by now is built into the very foundation of the societies they have established over the years, often built by the slave…

When I read Adam Serwer’s take on this in The Atlantic, I had assumed these 5 people were serious black historians who were criticizing their brothers’ and sisters’ work with some nuance. They’re white? WTF?

Call it ‘White Wakanda’.

I’m not sure who the quote is originally from, but it sums up the entirety of white grievance perfectly and always comes to mind when reading articles like this: “when you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression”.

"Even noted historians such as Carter G. Woodson, Lerone Bennett Jr., and The Root founder Henry Louis Gates are considered scholars of “black history,” which is different from “American history.”"

As a person with a history degree, I don’t understand what the historians objecting to the project are afraid of happening. Sorry you weren’t personally consulted for a thing? Get over yourselves.