Ta-Nehisi Coates
American author and journalist
Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American author, journalist and activist who wrote for The Atlantic. His books include Between the World and Me and The Message.
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American Born 1975 in Baltimore, United States
About Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 30, 1975. He became widely read as a national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote on cultural, social and political topics, with a focus on African Americans and white supremacy. His nonfiction books include The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, We Were Eight Years in Power and The Message. His first novel, The Water Dancer, appeared in 2019, and he has also written Black Panther and Captain America series for Marvel Comics. He received a George Polk Award in 2014 and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015.