Ta-Nehisi Coates
Writing
- Born
- September 30, 1975 (age 51) · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates (/ˌtɑːnəˈhɑːsi/TAH-nə-HAH-see; (born September 30, 1975) is an American author, journalist, and activist. He gained a wide readership as a national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy.
In 2015, Coates received a MacArthur Fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation.
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His work has been published in numerous periodicals. He has published four nonfiction books: The Beautiful Struggle(2008), Between the World and Me(2015), We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy (2017), and The Message (2024). Between the World and Me won the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He has also written a Black Panther and Captain America series for Marvel Comics. His first novel, The Water Dancer, was published in 2019.
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Known for
Behind the camera3
- 2026When a Witness Recants Executive Producer
- 2020Between the World and Me Writer, Executive Producer
- TBAThe Water Dancer Novel, Writer, Producer
Acting6
- 2025Born in the Struggle as Self
- 2021Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard as Self
- 2020Between the World and Me as Self
- 2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Author and Journalist
- 2017Ex Libris: The New York Public Library as Self
- 2014