var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-255228-8']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Baratunde Thurston is a politically-active, technology-loving comedian from the future. He co-founded the black political blog, Jack and Jill Politics and served as Director of Digital for The Onion before launching the comedy/technology startup Cultivated Wit. Then-candidate Barack Obama called him “someone I need to know.” Baratunde travels the world speaking and advising and performs standup regularly in NYC. He resides in Brooklyn, lives on Twitter and has over 30 years experience being black. He writes the monthly backpage column for Fast Company, and his first book, How To Be Black, is a New York Times best-seller. Order Now Tumblr (3.0; @howtobeblack)http://howtobeblack.me/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/180be01cb33c0df96d2f4dfa89da86b3/tumblr_mmtczjshRM1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://howtobeblack.me/post/50457889651http://howtobeblack.me/post/50457889651Tue, 14 May 2013 20:21:19 -0400how to be blackmbabusiness schoolphotosbookspotting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3afc937512eb55581ff0787c2e547e1/tumblr_mmha8rjatZ1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#mustache #legos</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/49928136378http://howtobeblack.me/post/49928136378Wed, 08 May 2013 07:50:51 -0400mustachelegos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3b49ca0f5e23c2e16a8cd6b94ccc70de/tumblr_mmg33uVAPE1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>About to address the nation of Canada with an important message. #howtobeblack at Media3 Studios – View on <a href="https://path.com/p/39W7wa">Path</a>.</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/49875102268http://howtobeblack.me/post/49875102268Tue, 07 May 2013 16:19:04 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1f04efe90a8a425c61e2e002595562ca/tumblr_mmas9kDbDu1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just signed the wall next to #FlipWilson (at Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts)</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/49633044305http://howtobeblack.me/post/49633044305Sat, 04 May 2013 19:36:56 -0400flipwilson<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9bf6cf33846784f9fa13d28bed4288f9/tumblr_mm33xdkthU1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Met @AndersonAnthony at #AOLNewFront. We are both loud. – View on <a href="https://path.com/p/1Jueub">Path</a>.</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/49287858973http://howtobeblack.me/post/49287858973Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:07:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e364d7f9314067b00646839ef28ccec/tumblr_mm1ge67Kws1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#showtime! Emceeing #penfest13. Some amazing writers in town at Cooper Union Great Hall – View on <a href="https://path.com/p/3TqgYT">Path</a>.</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/49210393796http://howtobeblack.me/post/49210393796Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:42:05 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F5231876&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/>http://howtobeblack.me/post/49183592293http://howtobeblack.me/post/49183592293Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:02:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a51b299a4112f8af01eede13044239ae/tumblr_mlqz08i0lq1rn49cpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dc2564152f63b0b1b0a7831a12e3dc8b/tumblr_mlqz08i0lq1rn49cpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ea1aa47838d0c4e192775d01988dbf3/tumblr_mlqz08i0lq1rn49cpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/edca31ba52be92a228755d5578474e35/tumblr_mlqz08i0lq1rn49cpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e01e7c1c822c1ae3c56271f56b3ec955/tumblr_mlqz08i0lq1rn49cpo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/30e482f864108213e98a97d9ae1a86b0/tumblr_mlqz08i0lq1rn49cpo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/33650960df0fcb472b22bd2a3030193b/tumblr_mlqz08i0lq1rn49cpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A few weeks ago I did this amazing show in LA and this amazing sketch artists made these amazing sketches and here they are!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sarapocock.tumblr.com/post/48760266690/sketches-from-put-your-hands-together-live-at-ucb">sarapocock</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sketches from <a href="http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/shows/view/3347">Put Your Hands Together</a> live at UCB, 4-9-13.  Cameron Esposito, Erin Foley, Tom Wilson, Myq Kaplan, Prescott Tolk, Liam McEneaney, and Baratunde Thurston.</p> <p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/put-your-hands-together/id593136300">Subscribe</a> to the podcast to hear this episode.</p> <p>Guess what??  I get a special shout-out in this ep! (The 4-11-13 Episode, about 42 minutes in from my pal Myq, and 43 minutes in from Cameron!)</p> </blockquote>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48785354394http://howtobeblack.me/post/48785354394Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:54:39 -0400standupcomedylos angeleshow to be blackUCBbaratunde thurstonartsketches<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F89108177&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>my latest</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48678355629http://howtobeblack.me/post/48678355629Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:17:57 -0400<p>Here for @joseiswriting #UndocumentedNYC event. How do you @DefineAmerican? #immigration – at Angel Orensanz Foundation – See on <a href="https://path.com/p/MWOrw">Path</a>.</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48653474281http://howtobeblack.me/post/48653474281Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:32:03 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3979044907529cca14c9a3f8bab8b508/tumblr_mloeovDTZ01r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love this planet. Happy #earthday. – View on <a href="https://path.com/p/2idCIB">Path</a>.</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48639385422http://howtobeblack.me/post/48639385422Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:36:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5e89cf496f0a1a82f403b008d96deea0/tumblr_mljyujFAtY1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Boston, I am coming! Working on a #whiskeysaturday plan for this afternoon. Stay tuned at New York Penn Station – View on <a href="https://path.com/p/1G8HYq">Path</a>.</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48431413181http://howtobeblack.me/post/48431413181Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:03:54 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f8156ac873fa15d109a11842e94f9d07/tumblr_mlh59mspFX1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#showtime! #howtobeblack at Free Library of Philadelphia – View on <a href="https://path.com/p/YmWMG">Path</a>.</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48312905480http://howtobeblack.me/post/48312905480Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:29:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3c73e37bbe08d2ebc28ed383b50577f3/tumblr_mlgyvpfdSx1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I MADE IT TO PHILLY! see y’all tonight at the book fest <a href="http://libwww.freelibrary.org/bookfestival/program.cfm?event=36776">http://libwww.freelibrary.org/bookfestival/program.cfm?event=36776</a> at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) – View on <a href="https://path.com/p/25HqLz">Path</a>.</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48302336138http://howtobeblack.me/post/48302336138Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:11:48 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/920413b08ca7841776c8bd32565b4cf7/tumblr_mlffhuTX181r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#showtime! #howtobeblack #goldchainsandironchainsarethesame at Iowa State Memorial Union – View on <a href="https://path.com/p/1Apkyx">Path</a>.</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48242703893http://howtobeblack.me/post/48242703893Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:15:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/14e5588bdabb5317724e3adf4cde2c81/tumblr_mlehznqeUh1r2luwko1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.johnhodgman.com/post/48196616606/connecticutians-i-will-be-conversing-on-stage" class="tumblr_blog">hodgman</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>CONNECTICUTIANS: I will be conversing on stage with Carrie Brownstein and Baratunde Thurston on Saturday, May 4. </p> <p>They call it FUNNY SMART PEOPLE, but I am pretty sure that I am a robot implanted with human memories, so caveat emptor. </p> <p>I promise to wear or change into a Hartford Whalers shirt. </p> <p>Details are <a href="http://www.ctforum.org/forum/funny-smart-people">HERE</a>.</p> <p>That is all. </p></blockquote>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48200048425http://howtobeblack.me/post/48200048425Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:32:02 -0400public appearances<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f06b6f65e0f3fac2fb29a9a91ec0a90b/tumblr_mle0s8jXzA1qzx3jto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/48199495199/isteve-the-first-steve-jobs-biopic-is-now" class="tumblr_blog">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/isteve-the-first-steve-jobs-biopic-is-now-available-online/">iSteve, The First Steve Jobs Biopic Is Now Available Online</a></p></blockquote>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48200008945http://howtobeblack.me/post/48200008945Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:31:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/af4b288f4cff46e471ad54630ff7082c/tumblr_mlbda6P46E1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here to hang w the kids @wearestoked at Westinghouse HS – View on <a href="https://path.com/p/3VQyPS">Path</a>.</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48062867351http://howtobeblack.me/post/48062867351Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:37:16 -0400<p><iframe height="188" src="http://giphy.com/embed/KfU2avwslvmlW" width="250"></iframe></p> <p>This Tuesday I&#8217;m doing an <a href="http://www.togather.com/event/432/baratunde-in-brooklyn.html">online hangout and Q&amp;A around &#8220;How To Be Black.&#8221;</a> </p> <p><span>The first 9 RSVPs get free mugs, and the first eight or 9 will get to directly interact via video. Others can still type things that I&#8217;ll address without seeing your faces.</span></p> <p><span>Most excitingly, the writer of </span><a href="http://www.guernicamag.com/daily/lauren-a-white-how-to-be-the-black-person-reading-how-to-be-black/"><em>How To Be The Black Person Reading How To Be Black</em></a>, Lauren White, will be interviewing me. </p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/48051260789http://howtobeblack.me/post/48051260789Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:39:19 -0400how to be blackbaratundebaratunde thurstonguernicaguernica magazinelauren whitetogathergoogle hangoutauthorevent<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d020bc109ff2de3315a497b40eab6135/tumblr_ml5zwt4D7M1r4fms5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>French Quarter. #NOLA</p>http://howtobeblack.me/post/47814620670http://howtobeblack.me/post/47814620670Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:00:28 -0400nola