David Alan Grier wants to help white people tell black actors apart

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David Alan Grier wants to help white people tell black actors apart

The (white) Los Angeles newscaster who haplessly mixed up Samuel L. Jackson and Laurence Fishburn is the gift that keeps on giving. It's certainly where comedian David Alan Grier starts in this PSA for white people on Jimmy Kimmel Live:

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Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.