Personal Info
Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
September 30, 1975
Place of Birth:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Born in the Struggle | Self |
| 2021 | Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard | Self |
| 2020 | Between the World and Me | Self |
| 2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self - Author and Journalist |
| 2017 | Ex Libris: The New York Public Library | Self |
| 2014 | Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union | Self |
| 2019 | Oprah's Book Club | Self |
| 2018 | Explained | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |