Ta-Nehisi Coates
American writer and journalist (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates[1] (/ˌtɑːnəˈhɑːsi/ TAH-nə-HAH-see;[2] born September 30, 1975)[3] is an American author, journalist, and activist. He gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy.[4][5]
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Born | Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates (1975-09-30) September 30, 1975 (age 48) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Education | Howard University |
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Spouse | Kenyatta Matthews |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Cheryl Lynn Coates (née Waters) William Paul Coates |
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Website | ta-nehisicoates |
Coates has worked for The Village Voice, Washington City Paper, and Time. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washington Monthly, O, and other publications.
He has published three non-fiction books: The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy.[6] Between the World and Me won the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction.[7][8][9] He has also written a Black Panther series and a Captain America series for Marvel Comics.[10] His first novel, The Water Dancer, was published in 2019.
In 2015 he received a Genius Grant from the MacArthur Foundation.[11]