Racism, Sexism, and Jar Jar Binks: With Ahmed Best

The Enthusiasm Enthusiast by Katie Ward

Sep 4, 2018Society & Culture

Trigger Warning: Suicide In July, my friend Ahmed Best revealed that in his darkest days he contemplated taking his own life. The pendulum of his career has been nothing short of extraordinary. He got his big break perfo...

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