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Cornel West & Ta-Nehisi Coates, Flickr / Creative Commons *The often controversial and outspoken Cornel West is back at sippin’ tea and serving shade to melenated folks who remain silent on racial bias and police brutality, and especially those who refuse to criticize President Obama for not being radical enough on race and poverty. West’s […]

* Ta-Nehisi Coates crashed a South Carolina school board meeting Monday that was discussing whether his book “Between the World and Me” should be banned. Coates attended the Lexington-Richland District 5 School Board meeting to support a teacher whose lesson on the book’s themes was shut down in February. Coates did not speak at the […]

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 07: Author Ta-Nehisi Coates is seen onstage during the Alight Align Arise: Advancing the Movement for Repair National Conference at Thompson Buckhead on June 07, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carol Lee Rose/Getty Images for Decolonizing Wealth Project ) *Moviegoers may have James Gunn’s vision of Superman in sight for […]

Writer and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates testifies about reparations for the descendants of slaves during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on June 19, 2019. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images) *A South Carolina teacher’s AP lesson was shut down […]

*New York Times bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates will be writing a new Black Panther comic book series for Marvel titled “A Nation Under Our Feet.” The storyline is inspired by Steven Hahn’s 2003 book of the same title, and “will find the hero dealing with a violent uprising in his country set off by a […]

[…] the president speaks to a crowd at the Phoenix Convention Center during a rally on August 22, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images) * Ta-Nehisi Coates penned an essay for The Atlantic which states that white supremacy is the backbone of Donald Trump’s appeal and that even many journalists and so-called progressive […]

Ta-Nehisi Coates and Mary Wood (screenshot-ACLU South Carolina) *A teacher in South Carolina has found herself in trouble for teaching a book written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Citing The Washington Post (WaPo), Vibe reports Coates’ book, “Between the World and Me” was taught by English teacher Mary Wood, who was reported by two of her […]

Attorney Antonio Moore delivered a thorough, and sound critique of the new piece by Atlantic magazine writer Ta-Nehisi Coates on President Donald Trump titled, “The First White President.” In his reply on the Huffington Post titled, “Donald Trump isn’t our First White President, and he wont be our last,”  Moore argues that Coates is incorrect […]

*Marvel Comics’ Black Panther No. 1, penned by writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, sold 253,259 issues in its first month to become 2016’s best selling comic to date. Black Panther, Coates’ re-imaging of the first mainstream black superhero, just dethroned an issue of Star Wars: Poe Dameron, which sold 175,000 copies. The issue has drawn rave reviews, […]

*For a huge part of 2 years, Ta-Nehisi Coates has been the most combative and visible supporter for the reparations in the political and social system. Coates even went on to call reparations as “the indispensable tool against white supremacy.” In 2016, he published two pieces for The Atlantic “Better Is Good,” and “My President […]

* The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has chosen writer/blogger Ta-Nehisi Coates (pictured) to be among the 24 recipients of “genius” grants from the organization. “When I first got the call from the MacArthur foundation I was ecstatic,” Coates said in a video on the foundation website. “You know, if anybody even reads […]

L-R: Angela Bassett, Susan Kelechi Watson, Common (Getty Images) * Ta-Nehisi Coates’ award-winning Between the World and Me is headed to the stage. A celebrity cast led by Common, Angela Bassett and Susan Kelechi Watson of NBC’s “This Is Us” will deliver the first staged reading of Coates’ 2015 book at the Apollo Theatre from […]

[…] by the university counseling services and will take place every Wednesday at the Women’s Resource Action Center. The history behind this idea goes back to 2015, when author Ta-Nehisi Coates visited the campus to help start a conversation on race. Via University of Iowa’s website: Students in the fall semester, at both the local and national […]

While Donald Trump has declared war against ESPN host Jemele Hill for calling him a white supremacist, author Ta-Nehisi Coates has pointed to some of 45’s actions that seem to support the popular opinion. During an appearance on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes,” Coates argued that Trump’s actions stood apart from other notable Republican leaders, per […]

[…] it became a national scandal—it’s just not something that I want any more.” Watch Hannah-Jones’ announcement below: Also joining the faulty at Howard is fellow Pulitzer winner Ta-Nehisi Coates. The National Book Award winner, who attended but did not graduate from Howard, will join as the Sterling Brown Chair in the Department of English “following […]