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#12: Cord Jefferson discusses his journey from journalist to TV writer

Slate culture writer Aisha Harris talks to former Gawker editor–turned–TV writer Cord Jefferson, writer for the dearly departed the Nightly Show and upcoming Season 2 of Master of None.

Check out:
-Cord Jefferson on NBC: “When will moderate whites condemn dangerous White Culture?”
-“The Racism Beat: What it’s like to write about hate over and over and over”
-Will Smith’s best performance in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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