Michael Harriot
@michaelharriot.bsky.social
Journalist, writer, former member of the Six Heartbeats. Championship-level spades player. ContrabandCamp.com founder. Author of NY Times bestseller: Black AF History: The Unwhitewashed Story of America.
Now do Netanyahu
January 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Now do Netanyahu
A final Kwanzaa story
The Kwanzaa Collection: How I Killed the Kwanzaa Carol
The story behind a Kwanza feud and an iconic song that will never die.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
A final Kwanzaa story
Reposted by Michael Harriot
My mom: Why are there only white kids in the IU marching band?
Me: …
Mom: There are black kids who go to IU!
Me: Mom, if you live in Indianapolis and you are good at marching band and think of going to IU, Grambling comes in the night and knocks you into sense.
Me: …
Mom: There are black kids who go to IU!
Me: Mom, if you live in Indianapolis and you are good at marching band and think of going to IU, Grambling comes in the night and knocks you into sense.
January 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
My mom: Why are there only white kids in the IU marching band?
Me: …
Mom: There are black kids who go to IU!
Me: Mom, if you live in Indianapolis and you are good at marching band and think of going to IU, Grambling comes in the night and knocks you into sense.
Me: …
Mom: There are black kids who go to IU!
Me: Mom, if you live in Indianapolis and you are good at marching band and think of going to IU, Grambling comes in the night and knocks you into sense.
This is the story of a promising young hair-doing prodigy whose quick thinking forever changed Black history
The Kwanzaa Collection: The Kuumba Cosmetologist
A brand new Kwanzaa tale on the hair incident that defined a generation.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is the story of a promising young hair-doing prodigy whose quick thinking forever changed Black history
Civil rights icon Medgar Evers was murdered by a far right Christian Nationalist. Today, a conservative Supreme Court is intent on undoing his life work.
A Century After Medgar Evers' Birth, the Voting Rights Act Faces a Final Reckoning
The civil rights icon died fighting for the right to vote. But the Supreme Court is on the verge of upending one of the VRA's remaining pillars.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Civil rights icon Medgar Evers was murdered by a far right Christian Nationalist. Today, a conservative Supreme Court is intent on undoing his life work.
Apple TV's groundbreaking new series "Pluribus" is about a belligerent, narcissistic white woman who must choose between her own self-interests and saving the world.
I feel like we already know the answer.
Karens by 53%
I feel like we already know the answer.
Karens by 53%
An Ode to Carol Sturka, the Karen Who (Probably Won't) Save the Planet
The main character of Apple TV's "Pluribus" can teach us everything we know about white women.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Apple TV's groundbreaking new series "Pluribus" is about a belligerent, narcissistic white woman who must choose between her own self-interests and saving the world.
I feel like we already know the answer.
Karens by 53%
I feel like we already know the answer.
Karens by 53%
In today's story, my cousins and I embark on a caper to solve The Mystery of the Stolen Kwanzaa Coats.
The Kwanzaa Collection: How the Grinch Stole Ujamaa
A Kwanzaa mystery that the Hardy Boys and Encyclopedia Brown could never solve.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In today's story, my cousins and I embark on a caper to solve The Mystery of the Stolen Kwanzaa Coats.
How did a Kwanzaa couture fashion designer cause a tag-team kickboxing match?
I blame my sisters.
I blame my sisters.
The Kwanzaa Collection: The Kwanzaa Pants Fight
Our Kwanzaa celebration continues with the story of the first Kwanzaa-themed mixed martial arts competition.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
How did a Kwanzaa couture fashion designer cause a tag-team kickboxing match?
I blame my sisters.
I blame my sisters.
My grandmother said she wasn’t kung fu fighting.
December 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My grandmother said she wasn’t kung fu fighting.
I've written so much about growing up in a family that celebrated Kwanzaa over the years,
Today’s story is how the War on Drugs ruined one of the greatest Kwanzaa gifts ever
Today’s story is how the War on Drugs ruined one of the greatest Kwanzaa gifts ever
The Kwanzaa Collection: Cops, Crack Rock and Why My Mama Doesn’t Have a Kwanzaa Cup
More stories about the greatest holiday since Juneteenth.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I've written so much about growing up in a family that celebrated Kwanzaa over the years,
Today’s story is how the War on Drugs ruined one of the greatest Kwanzaa gifts ever
Today’s story is how the War on Drugs ruined one of the greatest Kwanzaa gifts ever
You should be ashamed of yourselves
December 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
You should be ashamed of yourselves
I've written so much about growing up in a family that celebrated Kwanzaa (but not Christmas) over the years, so I'm sharing 1 of my favorites for each day of Kwanzaa
BTW, did you know Teddy Pendergrass had a Kwanzaa carol?
BTW, did you know Teddy Pendergrass had a Kwanzaa carol?
The Kwanzaa Collection: We Need to Talk About the Teddy Pendergrass Kwanzaa Carol
On the second day of Kwanzaa, Teddy Pendergrass gave to me ...
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December 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I've written so much about growing up in a family that celebrated Kwanzaa (but not Christmas) over the years, so I'm sharing 1 of my favorites for each day of Kwanzaa
BTW, did you know Teddy Pendergrass had a Kwanzaa carol?
BTW, did you know Teddy Pendergrass had a Kwanzaa carol?
Today, we celebrate greatness.
Throwback Thursday: A Complete Breakdown of the Blackest Christmas Carol of All Time
This article originally appeared on NegusWhoRead on December 24, 2015.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Today, we celebrate greatness.
Reposted by Michael Harriot
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
After being added to a groupchat that included Pete Hegseth, SEAL Team Six, Tulsi Gabbard, Stephen Miller, Elon Musk, Erika Kirk, Laura Loomer & Nicki Minaj, ContrabandCamp has learned the beloved deliveryman and toy manufacturing CEO has been arrested
Breaking News: ICE Agents Arrest Santa Claus
Homeland Security arrested the undocumented delivery driver after Trump issued executive orders targeting the CEO of the world's largest toy manufacturer.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
After being added to a groupchat that included Pete Hegseth, SEAL Team Six, Tulsi Gabbard, Stephen Miller, Elon Musk, Erika Kirk, Laura Loomer & Nicki Minaj, ContrabandCamp has learned the beloved deliveryman and toy manufacturing CEO has been arrested