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My Take
Ta-Nehisi Coates writes with a moral urgency and lyrical precision that puts him in a lineage with James Baldwin, a comparison he both invites and earns. Between the World and Me, framed as a letter to his son, is one of those rare books that reorganizes how you see the country you live in. What impresses me is his range: deeply reported magazine journalism, personal essay, and then a surprising, joyful pivot into superhero comics with Black Panther. He treats every form seriously. Whether or not you agree with him, he forces you to think harder, which is the whole point.
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Overview
Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American author and journalist born September 30, 1975, in Baltimore, Maryland. He rose to national prominence with his work at The Atlantic, including the influential essay The Case for Reparations, and his 2015 book Between the World and Me won the National Book Award. A MacArthur Fellow, he has also written acclaimed runs of Marvel's Black Panther and Captain America comics.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Name (Japanese)
- タナハシ・コーツ
- Reading
- たなはし・こーつ
- Born
- September 30, 1975 (age 50)
- Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Occupation
- Author / Journalist / Educator / Blogger / Novelist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- Howard University
Awards & achievements
- 2013 National Magazine Award
- 2014 George Polk Award
- 2015 MacArthur Fellowship
- 2015 National Book Award
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://ta-nehisicoates.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/tanehisicoates
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta-Nehisi%20Coates
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8A%E3%83%8F%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15452495
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ta-Nehisi Coates born?
Born September 30, 1975 (age 50).
Where is Ta-Nehisi Coates from?
Ta-Nehisi Coates is from Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
What does Ta-Nehisi Coates do?
Ta-Nehisi Coates works as Author, Journalist, Educator, Blogger, Novelist.
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