Ta-Nehisi Coates
Profile info
Known forWriting
GenderMale
Birthday30 September 1975 (50 years old)
Place of birthBaltimore, Maryland, USA
Known credits20
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 America…
When a Witness Recants
2026 · Executive Producer
Born in the Struggle
2025 · Self
Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard
2021 · Self
What If...?
2021 · Thanks
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
2021 · Self
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021 · Thanks
Between the World and Me
2020 · Self
Between the World and Me
2020 · Writer
Between the World and Me
2020 · Executive Producer
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020 · Self - Author and Journalist
Oprah's Book Club
2019 · Self
Explained
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Black Panther
2018 · Thanks
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary
2014 · Self
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Self
The View
1997 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Face the Nation
1954 · Self - Panelist
The Water Dancer
Writer
The Water Dancer
Producer
The Water Dancer
Novel
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