Ta-Nehisi Coates

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author essayist human journalist public intellectual

Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American author and journalist renowned for his incisive writings on race, history, and politics, including the acclaimed book "Between the World and Me."

Aliases (2)

Ta-Nehisi ×1
Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → essayist → human → journalist → public intellectual →
awardReceived	MacArthur Fellowship → National Book Award for Nonfiction →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1975-09-30 →
educatedAt	Howard University →
employer	The Atlantic →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Coates →
fieldOfWork	African-American history → politics → race relations → social justice →
fullName	Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates →
genre	essay → memoir → nonfiction → speculative fiction →
givenName	Ta-Nehisi →
hasChild	Samori Coates →
influencedBy	James Baldwin → Malcolm X →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	contemporary African-American literature →
notableIdea	argument for reparations for African Americans → critique of structural racism in the United States →
notableWork	Between the World and Me → Black Panther (Marvel Comics series) → Captain America (Marvel Comics series) → The Beautiful Struggle → The Water Dancer → We Were Eight Years in Power →
occupation	author → comic book writer → journalist → non-fiction writer → writer →
placeOfBirth	Baltimore, Maryland, United States →
positionHeld	national correspondent at The Atlantic →
residence	New York City, New York, United States →
spouse	Kenyatta Matthews →
workAwarded	Between the World and Me →
wrote	Between the World and Me → Black Panther (2016 Marvel Comics run) → Captain America (2018 Marvel Comics run) → The Beautiful Struggle → The Water Dancer → We Were Eight Years in Power →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dayton Literary Peace Prize → National Book Award for Nonfiction →	notableWinner
Ta-Nehisi Coates ("Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates") →	fullName
Ta-Nehisi Coates ("Ta-Nehisi") →	givenName
MacArthur Fellows →	hasNotableRecipient
James Baldwin →	influenced