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Donald Glover, actor and writer

He scored a 30 Rock writing gig while still in college, cracked jokes on NBC’s Community and earned two Grammy nominations as rapper Childish Gambino. Now Glover is getting serious in his new show, Atlanta

ATLANTA IS A TROJAN HORSE,” SAYS DONALD GLOVER, THE creator and star of the dramedy, which premieres Sept. 6 on FX. The show is ostensibly about an Ivy League dropout and new dad (Glover) who helps his cousin launch a rap career. But in reality, it’s a bold exploration of race and class that feels like nothing else on television—partly because the writers

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