“Sucker Emails”
A song by Michael Harriot

Many of the emails, comments, tweets and direct messages that make it into the weekly Clapback Mailbag are from…

Dear Shawn Corey Carter,

As we continue our stroll down memory lane listing the greatest moments in the history of the Clapback Mailbag, I…

For the next few weeks, we will select our favorite responses from the nearly 400 emails, tweets, DMs and comments…

Authorities ushered a man out of a Vermont courtroom after he boldly interrupted court proceedings to condemn a…

Every Friday, The Root takes the best (or worst) emails, comments, tweets and messages from our readers and features…

Black Trump supporters have come under increased scrutiny after a recent crowd engaged in racist chants. On…

If this New York couple’s story is true (it’s totally true because you already know we can’t have anything nice),…

Because the white nationalists immigration hardliners in the executive branch just can’t help themselves from…

Sometimes, the pressure to do and say what’s right outweighs political position, or political correctness, and even…

For centuries, some of America’s most distinguished public figures have averted criticism of prejudice and bigotry…

Then Peter came to Jesus and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven…

I love the Clapback Mailbag.

When it comes to ingenuity and creativity, very few things surpass the unending inventiveness of black folks.…