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EPISODE · Jan 17, 2019 · 38 MIN

From Black Face to Black Twitter: Dr. Jannette Dates on Narratives of Black Humor

from Midday · host WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore

Today, the history of humor in the African American community. Tom's guest is Dr. Janette Dates, a former Dean of the Howard University School of Communications . With her colleague, Dr. Mia Moody Ramirez, Dr. Dates has written a book that traces the evolution of Black humor from African story tellers to modern day icons of popular culture. The book is called From Blackface to Black Twitter: Reflections on Black Humor, Race, Politics and Gender. Our conversation was streamed live on Facebook. Click here to watch the video.Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

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