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Baratunde Thurston on fighting racist absurdity with laughs

When you're the one black friend, says Baratunde Thurston, you're kind of like a double agent trying to prevent thermonuclear war. The former Onion digital director, “Daily Show” producer and author of “How to Be Black,” gives his Brief but Spectacular take on humor as a tool for overcoming racism.
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