Elon James White

Elon James White is a satirist, columnist, contributing editor at The Root and creator of the award-winning web series This Week in Blackness: a satirical look at race & politics in America. White hosts the award winning online radio series #TWIBradio with guests including NAACP President Ben Jealous, Howard Dean, Tim Wise and Rep. Keith Ellison. White has been a featured commentator on shows from the serious MSNBC's The Melissa Harris Perry Show to the wildly popular The Greatest series from VH1. His written commentary has been featured on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, Up With Chris, CNN.com, Daily Kos, The Huffington Post, NewsOne, Giant Magazine, Salon & Alternet.

Praised as "The perfect comedian for the Obama era." by Melissa Harris-Perry, "So smart. So crazy. So real" by Van Jones & as "Precise, thought provoking and hilarious" by Daily Show creator Lizz Winstead, White continues to win accolades from critics, academia and audiences alike