Ta-Nehisi Coates

Biography

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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ta-Nehisi Coates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Daily Show

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Explained

as Self (archive footage)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

The View

as Self

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

as Self

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self - Author and Journalist

Finding Your Roots

as Self

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

as Self

Between the World and Me

as Self