R.I.P. Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney has died, just a few months shy of his 80^th birthday. The comedian, writer and firebrand was a fearless critic of race and racism – and had one of the most important roles in the development of comedy: He wrote for Richard Pryor. Mooney, a comic in his own right, creator of characters and owner of the stage when he put on his own shows, writ…