Dave Chappelle’s ‘8:46’ Packs 400 Years Into 30 Minutes

The comic’s voice is as eloquent as ever in his surprise Netflix special discussing race in America

David Dennis, Jr.
LEVEL
Published in
5 min readJun 13, 2020

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David Dennis, Jr.
LEVEL

Level Sr. Writer covering Race, Culture, Politics, TV, Music. Previously: The Undefeated, The Atlantic, Washington Post. Forthcoming book: The Movement Made Us