Ta-Nehisi Coates | |
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Born | Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates September 30, 1975 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Education | Howard University |
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Spouse | Kenyatta Matthews |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Cheryl Lynn Coates (née Waters) William Paul Coates |
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Website | ta-nehisicoates |
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. His fourth non-fiction book The Message will be published in October 2024.
In 2015 he received a Genius Grant from the MacArthur Foundation.[11]
The name derives from the Egyptian name of Nubia, nḥsy, for which the vowels are unknown.