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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