Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde Thurston
Thurston in 2012
Born
Baratunde Rafiq Thurston

(1977-09-11) September 11, 1977 (age 47)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Occupation(s)Comedian, author
Websitewww.baratunde.com Edit this at Wikidata

Baratunde Rafiq Thurston (/ˌbærəˈtuːndeɪ/; born September 11, 1977) is an American writer, comedian, and commentator. Thurston co-founded the black political blog Jack and Jill Politics,[1] whose coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention was archived in the Library of Congress,[2] and was director of digital for The Onion.[1] In 2012, his book How to Be Black became a New York Times bestseller.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Baratunde Thurston Biography". MIT Media Lab. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Election 2008 Web Archive". Library of Congress Web Archives. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "NY Times Bestsellers February 19, 2012". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2014.