Woke Bae Watch: W. Kamau Bell & Kevin Avery

It's Woke Bae Watch Wednesday! Each month, For Nerdy Girls features an inspired individual who uses their celebrity to bring attention to an area of social justice. These are activists and allies whose good work should be replicated on a global level, so we'll start by discussing these changemakers right here.

(Disclaimer: Featured baes are not necessarily woke in every aspect of social justice. Watch at your own risk.)

Name: W. Kamau Bell & Kevin Avery

Twitter: @wkamaubell and @KevinAvery

Website: wkamaubell.com and kevinaverycomedy.com

What they do: Kamau is a talk show host, socio-political comedian, and star of the woke United Shades of America on CNN. Kevin is a stand-up comic, actor, and writer for Last Week Tonight. These two friends and former roommates host a podcast together called Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period.

Why they're woke: From 2012 to 2013, Kamau hosted Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX, and later on FXX. On Totally Biased, which Kevin was the head writer for, Kamau discussed current events with a perspective on inclusion not often shown on television. His commitment to social justice and diversity in media was evident both in his words and deeds. Kamau's writing staff, guests, and stories reflected a variety of genders, sexualities, colors, ethnicities, ages, and backgrounds present in the United States population, unlike most writers' rooms in Hollywood, particularly in late night television. Kamau also allowed his comedic correspondents to speak for themselves on issues they personally had more knowledge about, like gender fluidity in fashion, South Asian and East Asian representation in America media, and being a woman.

Additionally, on their Denzel Washington podcast, Kevin and Kamau don't limit themselves to discussing movies. They also have cultural conversations similar to the ones found on Totally Biased, including regular dialogues on the plight of WBAs: Working Black Actresses.

And finally, Kevin helped write this:

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