“How to Make White People Laugh” is filled with ideas about ... So in response to the question, having this background and approach lets me take issues like these and really think about ...

It’s white people like Trump who classify a Black woman’s loud laugh as a problem. It draws attention to us and reminds them that, despite everything they’ve done, we’re still here.

Jackson says the Internet thrives on White people laughing at exaggerated displays of Blackness, reflecting a tendency among some to see “Black people as walking hyperbole.” If you’re still ...

It is easier to laugh because it is harder to acknowledge that Bull Connor’s white supremacy didn’t benefit the KKK, it benefited all white people everywhere. Ditto to a possible Trump presidency.

Negin Farsad is a comedian and the author of How to Make White People Laugh. Like most comedians, I have a graduate degree in African-American Studies. To be clear, I’m actually an Iranian ...