About Michael Harriot

Michael Harriot is a writer, cultural critic and championship-level Spades player. His NY Times bestseller Black AF History: The Unwhitewashed Story of America is available in bookstores everywhere.

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December 16, 2024
Whether a CEO assassin like Luigi Magione, subway strangler Daniel Penny or a mass deportation, whiteness can justify any form…
Donald Trump, Joe Biden, theGrio.com
December 5, 2024
Now that President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, he should consider a few more deserving candidates — none of…
2024 elections, theGrio.com
November 22, 2024
What if all the pundits, exit polls and election takes are wrong? What if the truth is even more uncomfortable?
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
November 14, 2024
Only the most delusional fan of white America’s team could believe Trump’s first-round draft picks will make this country great…
Kamala Harris, theGrio.com
November 7, 2024
Did white women or Hispanic men doom the Harris campaign? Or were we just crazy to believe the U.S. was…
Democracy, election 2024, elections, theGrio.com
November 5, 2024
How an insurrection, fake electors and a right-wing “stop the steal” movement overturned an election and led to the end…
Kamala Harris, theGrio.com
October 28, 2024
For those who do not have the privilege of remaining neutral in the fight for democracy, there is only one…
Donald Trump, Donald Trump Hitler, Donald Trump white supremacy, Donald Trump fascism, Donald Trump Nazis, Donald Trump John Kelly, 2024 Elections, mainstream media and white supremacy, South Carolina Constitution, theGrio.com
October 23, 2024
Donald Trump has demonstrated all the factual tenets of white supremacy. So why won't mainstream media call it what it…
Voter chooses fascist as write-in candidate on election ballot
October 22, 2024
OPINION: Yes, democracy is on the ballot in 2024. However, the candidate who poses the greatest danger might not be…
Pastor Keion Henderson, theGrio.com
October 14, 2024
In a recently resurfaced sermon, the celebrated megachurch pastor used a popular white supremacist of the prosperity gospel to explain…
Weird candidates 2024, election 2024, thegrio.com
October 9, 2024
Spoiler alert — JD Vance did not make our list of the strangest, most bizarre candidates appearing on 2024 general…
JD Vance, Tim Walz, vice presidential debate, theGrio.com
October 2, 2024
Tuesday's vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz was a refreshing throwback to the golden age of presidential politics and…
Caroleene Dobson and SHomari Figures
September 24, 2024
OPINION:  To win Alabama’s newest congressional seat, the son of a civil rights hero faces a gerrymandered map, racial dog…
ABC News Hosts Presidential Debate Between Donald Trump And VP Kamala Harris At The National Constitution Center In Philadelphia
September 11, 2024
The vice president dominated the debate against the former president simply by showing the country what a normal presidential candidate…
Kamala Harris Campaigns In Detroit On Labor Day
September 6, 2024
We got to the bottom of the “Blaccentgate” after America’s least trustworthy news source sparked a debate over Kamala Harris’…
Bruce Pearl, Kamala Harris, theGrio.com
September 3, 2024
Bruce Pearl shared some thoughts about Kamala Harris’ “socialist, woke progressive beliefs.” We all know what he meant.
Donald Trump, Black people, theGrio.com
August 27, 2024
The former president deserves credit for the handful of policies he enacted to make Black America great again. Let us…
August 20, 2024
Do Black voters have to choose between the first Black woman president and the safety and security of Palestinians?
Rachael "Raygun" Gunn breakdances at the Olympics, theGrio.com
August 13, 2024
The unexpected star of the Olympic breaking competition reminded the world that Black culture can be imitated but never duplicated.
Donald Trump, NABJ, theGrio.com
August 2, 2024
By normalizing Donald Trump, the National Association of Black Journalists undermined everything it is fighting for.