Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde Thurston
Thurston in 2012
Born
Baratunde Rafiq Thurston

(1977-09-11) September 11, 1977
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Occupation(s)Comedian, author
Websitewww.baratunde.com

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