Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates
Coates onstage wearing a suit
Coates in 2015
Born
Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates

(1975-09-30) September 30, 1975 (age 48)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
EducationHoward University
Occupations
  • Writer
  • journalist
SpouseKenyatta Matthews
Children2
Parent(s)Cheryl Lynn Coates (née Waters)
William Paul Coates
Awards
Websiteta-nehisicoates.com Edit this at Wikidata

Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates[1] (/ˌtɑːnəˈhɑːsi/ TAH-nə-HAH-see;[2] born September 30, 1975)[3] is an American author, journalist, and activist. He gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy.[4][5]

Coates has worked for The Village Voice, Washington City Paper, and Time. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washington Monthly, O: The Oprah Magazine, and other publications.

He has published three non-fiction books: The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy.[6] Between the World and Me won the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction.[7][8][9] He has also written a Black Panther series and a Captain America series for Marvel Comics.[10] His first novel, The Water Dancer, was published in 2019.

In 2015 he received a Genius Grant from the MacArthur Foundation.[11]

  1. ^ Coates, Ta-Nehisi Paul (February 1, 2007). "Is Obama Black Enough?". Time. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. ^ Gross, Terry (February 18, 2009). "Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Unlikely Road to Manhood'". Fresh Air. NPR. Retrieved August 15, 2015. The name derives from the Egyptian name of Nubia, nḥsy, for which the vowels are unknown.
  3. ^ Coates, Ta-Nehisi (July 2, 2015). "Brief But Spectacular: Ta-Nehisi Coates". PBS Newshour. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Fortin, Jacey (July 20, 2018), "Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Leaving The Atlantic", The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Ta-Nehisi Coates". The Dig at Howard University. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Spalter, Mya (February 18, 2009). "Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Beautiful Struggle' to Manhood". NPR. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "2015 National Book Awards". National Book Foundation. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Alter, Alexandra (November 19, 2015). "Ta-Nehisi Coates Wins National Book Award". The New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  9. ^ 2016 Book Awards Short List, The Phi Beta Kappa Society.
  10. ^ Gustines, George Gene (September 22, 2015). "Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Black Panther Comic for Marvel". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  11. ^ Pogrebin, Robin (September 29, 2015). "MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Winners for 2015 Are Announced". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

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