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Louis C.K. on Race: So I guess we’re even?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Richard Guzman

Comedian Louis C.K. has joked about race and privilege for years.  Here on a 2010 Tonight Show appearance, he does a great reprise of his basic white privilege bit—especially starting at about the 8:30 mark in this 12-minute segment, even though Jay Leno tries to steer … Continue reading →

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Dick Gregory: Comedy and Social Change

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Besides being one of the funniest men in the history of American comedy, DICK GREGORY (1932-2017) has been a groundbreaking black writer and an activist in Civil Rights, in politics, and in food and health issues.  An activist vegetarian, he … Continue reading →

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