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Progressive Black-White Friendships and White Swipe

My white stand-up comic friend and I have a genuine, progressive black-white friendship. Not the “colorblind” joke you see on TV, but a brutally historical and color conscious one. This was on full display when he offered to steal a joke from me (For the sake of being a hater and not giving him any …

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Flavor Flav for President

Musings / By brucepoinsette

During the 2008 presidential election, some black comics were saying, “It’s not like we’re voting for Flavor Flav.” Maybe not, but remember, we had George W. Bush for eight years. At least Flav hasn’t had attempts on his life by a pretzel and a shoe. Besides, Bush’s presidency was more about his cabinet anyway. Chuck …

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