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Larry Wilmore's Black Thoughts

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Larry Wilmore, senior black correspondent for "The Daily Show," shares his "Black Thoughts" - from why black people don't see UFOs, to his desire to replace the term "African-American" with "chocolate." His new book is I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts.

Events:
Larry Wilmore will be speaking and signing books
Thursday Feb 12th at 7pm
BORDERS BOOKS/COLUMBUS CIRCLE
Time Warner Center
New York, NY 10019

Guests:

Larry Wilmore

Comments [9]

Amy from Manhattan

Larry, you're surprised to still be waiting for change? Didn't you see the small print that read "Please allow 3 to 48 months for delivery"?

Jan. 29 2009 12:34 PM
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SuzanneNYC from Upper West Side

Leonard, have you ever watched The Daily Show? They may call it "fake" news but the fact is the comedy is based on knowing the real news. There was a poll showing that people who watched TDS as knowing more about the news than people who got all their news from FOX.

Jan. 29 2009 12:33 PM
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Owen from Rochester

C'mon, Bill O'Reilly knew he was saying something outrageous. It's what he does for a living.

Jan. 29 2009 12:33 PM
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Sam from NYC

Mr. Wilmore's comments that it will be hard for Jesse Jackson to be perceived as a black leader. I gave up on the man long ago. Why? Remember when the Lewinsky affair broke, he rushed to console Bill Clinton, putting up a good show in front of the camera as a "compassionate" friend? Why did he do that? Because he had the same problem. Birds-of-same-feather fellas flock together.

Jan. 29 2009 12:21 PM
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Lorenzo from Brooklyn

"Larry King has an 8-year-old?? That's messed up."

I almost spit out my Coke Zero.

What I want to know is how can I tell if I'm racist or not.

Jan. 29 2009 12:20 PM
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Amy from Manhattan

I like the chocolate idea, especially since I grew up near Washington, DC, the *original* Chocolate City! But uh-oh, then what about white chocolate? Of course, everybody knows that's not real chocolate, but still....

Jan. 29 2009 12:15 PM
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WXH from WLLMSBRG

dude - DC is and always Chocolate city - they own it bro

Jan. 29 2009 12:13 PM
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Kevin from Blue Hill, Maine

I think part of the problem is use of the word 'White' because it sounds like a default dsetting. I think they shoudl be called 'European American' or Euro-American.

Jan. 29 2009 12:13 PM
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ann from nyc

My sister who was 3 at the time told my mother that "there was a chocolate little boy in her class"...my mother didn't get it at first. Finally, she asked her, "And what are you?" My sister replied, "Vanilla".

Leave it to a 3 year old to identify with taste rather than color.

Jan. 29 2009 12:02 PM
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