Elon James White

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Elon James White
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Born (1978-10-16) October 16, 1978 (age 46)
Pittsburgh, PA
Medium Stand-up, writing
Nationality American
Genres Observational comedy, wit, satire, political satire, black comedy, sarcasm
Subject(s)African-American culture, American culture, everyday life, American politics, pop culture
Website elonjameswhite.com

Elon James White [1] (born October 16, 1978) is a media creator, journalist, and CEO of This Week in Blackness.

White was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is the founder and editor in chief of This Week in Blackness [2] and the Black Comedy Experiment. [3] White is the host of the radio show [4] and web series "This Week In Blackness" [5] which has been featured on Crooks and Liars, [6] Daily Kos, and Jack and Jill Politics. White is also a contributor to the Huffington Post, [7] Salon.com, [8] The Root, [9] and is a part of the comedy troupe Laughing Liberally, [10] the comedic arm of Living Liberally.

White has appeared as a featured commentator on Melissa Harris-Perry's MSNBC show, [11] the VH1 series Black to the Future and The Great Debate as well as Current's Viewpoint (talk show), Countdown With Keith Olbermann [12] and The Joy Behar Show. White was the recipient of four 2009 Black Weblog Awards [13] including Best Humor Blog, Best MicroBlog (Twitter), Best Video Blog and Blog of the Year. White was also listed by Tulane professor & author Melissa Harris-Perry as being one of the "Top 50 Politicos to Watch" [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Blackweblogawards.com Archived 2013-03-06 at the Wayback Machine " Past Winners: The Black Weblog Awards
  2. ↑ "Thisweekinblackness.com Archived 2013-06-20 at archive.today About Elon James White
  3. ↑ Del Signore, John. "Elon James White, The Black Comedy Experiment Archived 2008-07-09 at the Wayback Machine ". Gothamist. February 15, 2008.
  4. ↑ "iTunes" TWiB.FM Presents: This Week In Blackness Radio"
  5. ↑ "This Week in Blackness Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine ".Brooklyn Comedy Company.
  6. ↑ Amato, John. "Obama Waffles". Crooks and Liars. September 14, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Elon James White". The Huffington Post.
  8. ↑ "This Week in Blackness Archived 2010-02-08 at the Wayback Machine ". Salon.com.
  9. ↑ "About Elon James White Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine " The Root
  10. ↑ "Comedians". Laughing Liberally. Living Liberally LLC.
  11. ↑ "MSNBC Good Look: The 'Biggie segment'
  12. ↑ Nevada focuses on Chicken, Bartering "MSNBC" April 23, 2010
  13. ↑ Black Weblog Awards Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine Black Weblog Awards. September 4, 2009
  14. ↑ 50 Politicos To Watch The Politico. July 13, 2009
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