The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.

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As the son of a minister and an alumnus of a Quaker-affiliated college Barry avoided military service during the Vietnam War by registering as a religious conscientious objector. Barry and Beth worked together at the Daily Local News in West Chester PA where they began their journalism careers on the same day in September 1971. While with the Miami Herald he created a band with his colleagues and named it the "Urban Professionals" where he played lead guitar.