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Michael Harriot

Opinion · race, culture and politics · @michaelharriot on X

Writer and cultural critic, formerly senior writer at The Root, who moved to TheGrio in 2022. Author of 'Black AF History.'

Previously: The Root

Slant Score · ranked #70 of 175 from most left to most right
3 Center
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Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.

The receipts (2)

On-record statement · served the left · +1.8 L · Jul 30, 2024

Op-ed: NABJ should rescind Trump invitation

Harriot called Trump 'the vile, racist, wannabe dictator that he is' and wrote 'I want God to damn his presidential campaign.'

Source: TheGrio →
Broke with own side · served the right · +1.5 R · Nov 26, 2019

Called Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg a 'lying m*****f*****'

In a Root op-ed he attacked Buttigieg over 2011 remarks on Black students; Buttigieg's team then arranged a phone call with him.

Source: BizPac Review →
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