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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A screen displays an image of Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri raising his fist to protesters on Jan. 6, 2021
July 22, 2022
The Missouri senator's Stop the Steal Sprint takes on an entirely different meaning when it’s filtered through the lens of…
Trump supporters gather outside the U.S. Capitol building thegrio.com
July 22, 2022
Using the framework of "Walker's Appeal," I have created a four-part proposal that could solve the biggest problems in American…
July 5, 2022
We celebrate white Juneteenth with a long-overdue response to the (fake) Willie Lynch Letter, explaining the invention of whiteness.
July 1, 2022
If you’re reading this, you’ve been preselected to participate in theGrio’s graduate-level program in wypipology.
June 29, 2022
In the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision, here's why Black men should join the fight for…
June 22, 2022
Because of my numerous excursions into the world of whiteness, I was not troubled when I covered a gun show…
June 20, 2022
On Juneteenth, Michael Harriot reminds us not to get it twisted. More enslaved people freed themselves than the Emancipation Proclamation.
Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election
June 10, 2022
To assist you in understanding the differences between Black protests and white mob violence, we put together a list of…
A gun and bullets on an American flag
June 6, 2022
To be fair, the amateur forensic analysts who love to claim that “guns don’t kill people” are actually correct.
June 1, 2022
If you’re Black, then you know that the designation of “uncle” extends past genetic boundaries or familial relationships
A man stands near a barbecue grill
May 30, 2022
Across Black America, people have wondered if this Memorial Day will signal the official opening of Cookout Season.
Sports columnist Jason Whitlock
May 27, 2022
The storyline for "The Game of Thrones" character Hodor will always be one of the most beautifully executed character arcs…
An officer walks outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas
May 25, 2022
Among the misconceptions about white identity politics is the tendency to believe that truth, reason or human decency can bring…
Two people embrace outside Tops market while a person holding a water bottle looks on
May 17, 2022
Remember when Don Lemon was accused of spreading “unadulterated racism” because he said white men are the biggest terror threat…
May 15, 2022
Although it is convenient to believe that this current racial backlash is an outlier, American history is pockmarked with racial…
May 13, 2022
OPINION: Data shows that pro-life legislation negatively affects Black women and children. The moment the Supreme Court overturns Roe v.…
Elon Musk, theGrio.com
May 11, 2022
Donald Trump is back! Well…not yet. But the news that Twitter’s new potential buyer would lift the ban on Donald…
May 5, 2022
Perhaps nothing exemplifies the notion of American exceptionalism more than this country’s penchant for sheer savagery.
May 3, 2022
The GOP’s opposition to student debt relief is the latest example of white America’s hypocrisy on policies that created their…
Flyer for Juneteenth event
April 28, 2022
I love Black Twitter. I love the way it can mine a wheelbarrow worth of golden humor from a mountain…