Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates (/ˌtɑːnəˈhɑːsi/ TAH-nə-HAH-see; born September 30, 1975) be an American author, journalist, den activist. He gain a wide readership during ein time as national correspondent at The Atlantic, wer na he wrep about cultural, social, den political issues, particularly wey dey regard African Americans den white supremacy.Fortin, Jacey (July 20, 2018), "Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Leaving The Atlantic", The New York Times.

Insyd 2015, na Coates receive a MacArthur Fellowship from de MacArthur Foundation.

Dem publish ein work insyd chaw periodicals. Na he publish four nonfiction books: The Beautiful Struggle (2008), Between the World and Me (2015), We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy (2017), den The Message (2024). Between the World and Me win de 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Na he sanso wrep a Black Panther series den a Captain America series give Marvel Comics. Na dem publish ein first novel, The Water Dancer, insyd 2019. 

 Early life 
Na dem born Coates insyd Baltimore, Maryland. Ein poppie, William Paul Coates (dem know by ein middle name), be a Vietnam War veteran, former Black Panther, publisher, den librarian. Na ein mommie, Cheryl Lynn Coates (née Waters), be a teacher. Finding Your Roots, October 24, 2017 Na Coates ein first name, Ta-Nehisi, dem derive from an ancient Egyptian language name for Nubia (dem reconstruct as nḥsj)Gross, Terry (July 13, 2015). "Ta-Nehisi Coates on Police Brutality, the Confederate Flag and Forgiveness". Fresh Air. NPR. Transcript. Retrieved October 27, 2017. – a region along de Nile river insyd present-day northern Sudan den southern Egypt.Pride, Felicia (June 4, 2008). "Manning Up: The Coates Family's Beautiful Struggle in Word and Deed". Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

Na Coates attend a number of Baltimore-area schools, wey dey include William H. Lemmel Middle School den de Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, before she graduate from Woodlawn High School. Na he attend Howard University, wey he lef after five years to start a career insyd journalism. He be de kiddie per insyd ein family widout a college degree. Insyd mid-2014, na Coates attend an intensive program insyd French at Middlebury College to prepare for a writing fellowship insyd Paris, France.

 Awards 
 2012: Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism
 2013: National Magazine Award for Essays and Criticism for "Fear of a Black President"
 2014: George Polk Award for Commentary for "The Case for Reparations"
 2015: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Prize for Writing to Advance Social Justice for "The Case for Reparations"
 2015: American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship
 2015: National Book Award for Nonfiction for Between the World and Me
 2015: Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

 2015: Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction for Between the World and Me
 2018: Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Nonfiction for We Were Eight Years in Power
 2018: Eisner Award for Best Limited Series, for Black Panther: World of Wakanda (with Roxane Gay den Alitha E. Martinez)
 2020: British Fantasy Society Sydney J. Bounds Award for The Water Dancer"The British Fantasy Awards Winners", British Fantasy Society.

Bibliography

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 Comics 

 Black Panther vol. 6 #1–18, #166–172 (2016–2018)
 A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 (TPB, 144 pages, 2016, )
 A Nation Under Our Feet Book 2 (TPB, 144 pages, 2017, )
 A Nation Under Our Feet Book 3 (TPB, 144 pages, 2017, )
 Avengers of the New World Book 1 (TPB, 144 pages, 2017, )
 Avengers of the New World Book 2 (TPB, 136 pages, 2018, )
 Black Panther vol. 7, #1–25 (2018–2021)
 Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part 1 (TPB, 136 pages, 2019, )
 Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part 2 (TPB, 136 pages, 2019, )
 Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part 3 (TPB, 136 pages, 2020, )

 Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part 4 (TPB, 176 pages, 2021, )

 Black Panther: World of Wakanda #1–6 (2016) (plus Roxane Gay, Yona Harvey)
 Vol. 1: Dawn of the Midnight Angels (TPB, 144 pages, 2017, )
 Black Panther and the Crew #1–6 (2017) (with Yona Harvey)
 Vol. 1: We Are the Streets (TPB, 136 pages, 2017, )
 Captain America vol. 9, #1–30 (2018–2021)
 Winter in America (TPB, 152 pages, 2019, )
 Captain of Nothing (TPB, 144 pages, 2019, )
 The Legend of Steve (TPB, 152 pages, 2020, )
 All Die Young (TPB, 144 pages, 2021, )

Free Comic Book Day Vol 2018 Avengers

Multimedia
 plus Richard Harrington, Nelson George, den Kojo Nnamdi. Hip Hop. Washington, D.C.: WAMU, American University, 1999.  Audio conversation recorded January 29, 1999, at WAMU-FM, Washington, D.C.
 plus Stephen Colbert. "Ta-Nehisi Coates". The Colbert Report. June 16, 2014.
 plus Ezra Klein. Vox Conversations: "Should America offer reparations for slavery?", Vox. July 18, 2014.
 The Case for Reparations. Middlebury, Vt.: Middlebury College, 2015. . Video of lecture delivered at Middlebury College on March 4, 2015.

 plus Amy Goodman. "Between the World and Me: Ta-Nehisi Coates Extended Interview on Being Black in America". Democracy Now!. July 22, 2015.
 plus Jon Stewart. "Exclusive – Ta-Nehisi Coates Extended Interview", "Pt. 1" and "Pt. 2". The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. July 23, 2015.
 plus Amy Goodman. Ta-Nehisi Coates: "Joe Biden Shouldn’t Be President". Democracy Now!. June 20, 2019.
 plus Sean Illing. The Gray Area: "Ta-Nehisi Coates on complexity, clarity, and truth | What the author saw in Palestine", Vox, October 15, 2024.

 References 

Sources
 Burroughs, Todd Steven (2018). Marvel's Black Panther: A Comic Book Biography from Stan Lee to Ta-Nehisi Coates. Diasporic Africa Press. ISBN 978-1-937306-64-9.
 External links 

 Official website
 Ta-Nehisi Coates at The Atlantic
 Appearances on C-SPAN 
 Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Rose
 Ta-Nehisi Coates at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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