
theGrio Daily, Michael Harriot
How in the world did we get here? Wypipologist Michael Harriot breaks it all down in TheGrio Daily. Imagine your college professor teaching in a barbershop; that's Michael Harriot, wicked humor and smart as hell. The journalist, poet, author, TV writer, and Black Twitter King does not hold back when he explains the systems and issues that affect Black people daily. From white supremacy, police brutality, and gun violence, Michael Harriot is not afraid to say the quiet part out loud. TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network.
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Feb 19, 2024 • 15min
The Grio(t) Explained
With all the talk about Black musicians and where they belong, and in which genre of music, we're taking you back to one of the earliest theGrio Daily episodes. Wypipologist Michael Harriot discusses the roots of Country music, and honors Sister Rosetta Tharpe for creating Rock and Roll.
We're talking about "Griots," a class of people trained to keep our history and tell our stories. Michael takes us on a journey explaining where Griots first started and how they've trickled down through history. It's deeper than you think, Kings and Queens.
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Feb 14, 2024 • 16min
The Whitelash Against DEI
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is the latest Wypipo boogeyman. Why? Because losing privilege seems like discrimination when you haven't known any other reality. Michael Harriot, defines DEI, and explains why conservatives have it in their crosshairs.
"Imagine if every institution, every law, every policy in America benefited you. Well, when those advantages were removed, you might look at that as discrimination."
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Media Clips Courtesy of: Fox News, Ben Shapiro, and HBO

Feb 12, 2024 • 12min
How to be a Race-Baiter
Michael Harriot, world-famous wypipologist, discusses the fundamental skills of race-baiting. Learn how to enrage wypipo with these 5 proven strategies, including not sugarcoating the truth and discussing the past actions of white people. The podcast also explores the double standard in discussing race in political debates.

Feb 7, 2024 • 13min
Real Gangstas of Black History: Mound Bayou
Wypipologist Michael Harriot takes us back to Mound Bayou, Mississippi, the birthplace of the civil rights movement. A place where T.R.M. Howard, Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, Katie Hall, Isiah Montgomery, and Aretha Franklin all have a connection. Learn why this sacred place is a part of "The Real Gangstas of Black History" series on theGrio Daily.
"It was the only place in Mississippi and almost the entire South where Jim Crow didn't exist"
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Feb 5, 2024 • 14min
Real Gangstas of Black History: Tunis Campbell
Tunis Campbell was in charge of giving out the 40 acres and a mule to freedmen but he did things his own way. Michael Harriot explains the tactics Campbell used to ensure his people would still have a chance to prosper when wypipo did what they always do. Tunis Campbell kicks off the "Real Gangstas of Black History," series as theGrio Daily celebrates Black History Month.
"Tunis heard a calling from God to eliminate one of the biggest evils on the planet."
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Jan 31, 2024 • 14min
The White Vote
"Unlike the vast majority of wypipo, the majority of Black people are not voting against their own economic, political, and social interests."
With all the talk about where the Black vote will go in 2024, world-famous Wypipologist Michael Harriot says we really need to discuss the white vote.

Jan 29, 2024 • 13min
White Movies for Black People
"They don't even code switch in white movies, but do white people know what code-switching is? Apparently not. So they just have us talking any kind of way to the cops."
Hollywood needs to do better. On this episode of theGrio Daily, Wypipologist Michael Harriot, lists the most overt and obvious tell-tale signs of when Black culture in a film was written or directed by wypipo.
Music provided by: Transitions Music Corporation

Jan 17, 2024 • 11min
The Wypipo Awards 2023, Part 2
2023 was a banner year for WYPIPOing. But who was white enough to make the all-white all-star team? Wypipologist Michael Harriot continues to honor the best, worst, and whitest achievements in caucasity in the second part of the annual Wypipo Awards.
Music provided by: Transition Music Corporation

Jan 15, 2024 • 17min
The Wypipo Awards 2023, Part 1
2023 was a banner year for WYPIPOing. But who was white enough to make the all-white all-star team? Wypipologist Michael Harriot honors the best, worst, and whitest achievements in caucasity in the annual Wypipo Awards.
Music Provided by Transition Music

Jan 10, 2024 • 12min
The Racist History of Government Cheese
"Cheese that had been bought to create that white middle-class, it was cheese that had been used to rob African Americans of their land." World famous wypipologist Michael Harriot recounts how the New Deal left Black people out. The same U.S. government that alienated Black people from subsidized mortgage programs, turned around and created programs that propped up wypipo-owned farms.
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