
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1969-08-21
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Jelani Cobb
Biography
William Jelani Cobb is an American writer, author and educator. The Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, Cobb was previously an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, from 2012 to 2016.
Known For

Marvel's Luke Cage
as Jelani Cobb

13th
as Self

The Daily Show
as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self

Frontline
as Self

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
as Self - Interviewee

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
as Self

Frontline: America's Great Divide
as Self - Author, The Substance of Hope

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
as Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School

Lies, Politics and Democracy
as Self - Reporter