Baratunde Thurston Tries Everything

Baratunde Thurston would never have known how much he liked writing if his mother (and chief mentor, he says) hadn’t told him to try everything. Suggested Reading Everything You Need To Know About Fredi Washington, The Black Hollywood Star Who Refused To Pass As White 13 Disturbing Truths About Black Maternal Health They Don’t Want…

Baratunde Thurston would never have known how much he liked writing if his mother (and chief mentor, he says) hadn’t told him to try everything.

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Marvin Sapp Turns Viral Controversy Into A Song — But Not Everyone’s Praising Him

The How to Be Black author, who is also a member of the 2011 class of The Root 100, now passes that important message along when he mentors young kids. See what else the comedian, who gave the keynote address at the 2012 SXSW Festival, has to say about mentoring in Part 2 of The Root 100 Mentorship Series.

Watch Part 1 here.

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