Coming Soon: Strong Black Laughs

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Coming Soon: Strong Black Laughs

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Nov 12, 2019

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Strong Black Legends will be back next year. In the meantime, a brand spanking new show called Strong Black Laughs is here to bring you the black champions of comedy and take your mind off all the bullshit. The pre-legend herself, Tracy Clayton, sat down with host Janelle James to get a taste of what’s to come.

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Nov 12, 2019

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