The writer, comedian and activist Baratunde Thurston reflects on how anger and optimism are intermingled for him in the fight for racial justice. Plus, he shouts out some local Hartford spots!

Thurston was a part of The Connecticut Forum "The Fight for Racial Justice" along with the poet and professor Cathy Park Hong and the former HUD Secretary and former Mayor of San Antonio Julian Castro. The Forum was moderated by Melissa Harris-Perry.