Baratunde Thurston
Baratunde Thurston is the director of digital at The Onion, the cofounder of Jack & Jill Politics, a stand-up comedian, and a globe-trotting speaker. He was named one of the 100 most influential African-Americans of 2011 by The Root and one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company magazine. Baratunde resides in Brooklyn and lives on Twitter (@baratunde).
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How to Be Black
- By: Baratunde Thurston
- Narrator: Baratunde Thurston
- Length: 6 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 31, 2012
- Language: English
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The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston shares his 30-plus years of expertise in being black, with helpful essays like “How to Be the Black Friend,” “How to Speak for All Black People,” “How To Celebrate Black History... Read more
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