About Michael Harriot

Michael Harriot is a writer, cultural critic and championship-level Spades player. His book, Black AF History: The Unwhitewashed Story of America, will be released in 2022.

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HBCUs underfunded, theGrio.com
November 1, 2023
The Biden administration recently acknowledged that states have stolen billions from HBCUs. But how will America fix it?
"Shaft" New York Premiere
October 26, 2023
OPINION: Richard Roundtree’s groundbreaking portrayal of John Shaft was a turning point for Black art, culture and self-identity, and it is also a superhero origin story
October 20, 2023
Now that Rep. Jim Jordan has ended his bid for Speaker of the House, we came up with a list of 10 other qualified candidates.
Activists Rally In Washington DC To Protest Israeli Bombing Of Gaza
October 19, 2023
OPINION: It is possible to mourn the victims of Hamas violence and support the rights of the Palestinian people. Silencing those voices is a tool of oppression
October 16, 2023
Is the infamous YouTuber an innocent music journalist or a vulture preying on the worst elements of hip-hop culture?
Kevin McCarthy, speaker of the House, theGrio.com
October 5, 2023
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s hands were bitten by the beasts he fed and now he’s now part of white history.
October 3, 2023
Michael Harriot explains the difficulty of unwhitening history in an excerpt from “Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America.”
September 13, 2023
Blue Meridian Partners announced an investment in historically Black colleges aimed at addressing inequity on college campuses.
Lift Every Voice and Sing, Black National Anthem, theGrio.com
September 13, 2023
America was so close to achieving racial equality, justice and national unity. Then, the NFL and Black people ruined it by singing a song.
Michael Harriot, Vice President Kamala harris, 50th anniversary of hip-hop, theGrio.com
September 11, 2023
OPINION: TheGrio’s Senior White House Hip Hop Party Correspondent attended the Vice President’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop and he has a few questions.
September 7, 2023
Take theGrio’s short quiz and find out if your historical knowledge is infected with caucasity.
August 30, 2023
For months, theGrio has investigated how a wellness check for Ricardo Gary turned into a deadly police encounter.
Racially Motivated Shooting At Dollar General In Jacksonville, Florida Leaves 3 Dead
August 28, 2023
Politics, gun culture and right-wing ideology didn’t cause the racial murders in Jacksonville. It’s time to talk about white people.
August 25, 2023
Why is the white community so silent on the criminal element in their culture?
Fulton County Jail
August 16, 2023
After Fulton County charged 19 co-conspirators with a plot to overturn the 2020 election, we wanted to see how they measured up to Atlanta’s best grifters.
August 11, 2023
OPINION: On this day in 1963, authorities had all the evidence to end the most violent terror campaign in American history. They did nothing.
August 8, 2023
Ancestors representing the participants in the skirmish now known as the “Rebellion on the Riverfront” sat down to discuss the historic event.
Ice Cube Performs At Yaamava' Theater In Highland, CA
August 1, 2023
OPINION: When Ice Cube decided to record a feature for a white nationalist with attitude, it was not a good day.
July 27, 2023
OPINION: While critics have singled out the part of Florida’s Black History standards referencing the “benefits of slavery,” theGrio found numerous examples of Caucasian Race Theory embedded throughout the curriculum.
July 11, 2023
Perhaps the best way to counter white supremacy is to culturally appropriate America’s tradition of state-sponsored strong-arming.