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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Richard Roeper

‘Right to Offend’: How generations of Black comedians turned hot-button issues into hilarity

“Right to Offend” examines the pioneering work of Dick Gregory in the 1960s. (Getty Images)

“Do Black comedians have a right to offend? No, we have a JOB to offend.” — Alonzo Bodden

A prominent Black comedian is talking about police shootings of young Black men: “How do you accidentally shoot a n------ six times in the chest? ‘Well, my gun fell and just went crazy.’ ”

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