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Baratunde Thurston: How to be Black

Raised by a pro-black, Pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and educated at Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University, Baratunde Thurston has over thirty years’ experience being black. Now, through stories of his politically inspired Nigerian name, the heroics of his hippie mother, the murder of his drug-abusing father, and other revelatory black details, he shares with audiences of all colors his wisdom and expertise in how to be black.











When: Wed., Feb. 20, 2013 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Brooklyn Public Library - Central Library
10 Grand Army Plaza
718-230-2100
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Raised by a pro-black, Pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and educated at Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University, Baratunde Thurston has over thirty years’ experience being black. Now, through stories of his politically inspired Nigerian name, the heroics of his hippie mother, the murder of his drug-abusing father, and other revelatory black details, he shares with audiences of all colors his wisdom and expertise in how to be black.

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