Internet Guru Baratunde Thurston Talks About Life Without the Internet

by Jamilah King on June 17 2013, 2:08PM

You too can unplug. Here’s how.

Topics: /NOW

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Comedian Baratunde Thurston Promises to Help End Violence Against Women

by Jorge Rivas on March 27 2013, 5:21PM

Comedian Baratunde Thurston has joined the “Ring The Bell” campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence.

Topics: Media, /NOW

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Baratunde Thurston’s Official RNC ‘Negro Count’: 67 [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on August 28 2012, 12:53PM

An estimated 50,000 people are expected to visit the Tampa Bay area during the Republican National Convention and comedian and author Baratunde Thurston is out there taking his own count of how many black people are at the RNC.

Topics: /NOW, Politics

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Baratunde Thurston on ‘Blitter’—Black Twitter—and Being Authentic Online [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on January 12 2012, 6:05PM

Baratunde Thurston, director of Digital at The Onion, gives the rest of us some advice on to be viral on the internet.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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‘If I Were A Poor Black Kid’ Dude Responds to Baratunde Thurston’s Satirical Letter

by Jorge Rivas on December 15 2011, 2:23PM

Despite all the controversy, Gene Marks still thinks that if poor black kids in Philadelphia study hard and apply to the best schools they’ll turn out fine.

Topics: Media, /NOW, Schools & Youth

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Blacks, Latinos Use Twitter Two Times More Than Whites

by Jorge Rivas on December 10 2010, 2:38PM

Despite a digital divide, blacks and Latinos are more than twice as likely to use Twitter than whites.

Topics: Media

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