Jelani Cobb
Born: 1969-08-21 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
William Jelani Cobb is an American writer, author and educator. The Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, Cobb was previously an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, from 2012 to 2016.
Filmography
2025
- Heightened Scrutiny as Self
2024
- What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates as Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
- One Person, One Vote? as Self
2023
- The Riot Report ... (Co-Producer)
2022
- Lincoln's Dilemma ... (Executive Producer)
- Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union as Self
- Lies, Politics and Democracy as Self - Reporter
2021
- Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union as Self
- A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks ... (Executive Producer)
- Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America as Self
- America After 9/11 as Himself
2020
- America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump as Self - Author, The Substance of Hope
- East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story as Self
- The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden as Self - Interviewee
- McCarthy as Self
- Policing the Police 2020 as Self
2019
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America as Self - Columbia University
2016
- Marvel's Luke Cage as Jelani Cobb
- 13th as Self
- Policing the Police
2015
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
1983
- Frontline as Self