Ta-Nehisi Coates
Born: 1975-09-30 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For: Writing
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 American Tragedy (2017), and The Message (2024). Between the World and Me won the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He has also written a Black Panther and Captain America series for Marvel Comics. His first novel, The Water Dancer, was published in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ta-Nehisi Coates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Born in the Struggle as Self
2021
- What If...? ... (Thanks)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ... (Thanks)
- Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard as Self
- Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union as Self
2020
- Between the World and Me as Self
- Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Author and Journalist
2019
- Oprah's Book Club as Self
2018
- Black Panther ... (Thanks)
- Explained as Self (archive footage)
2017
2015
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary as Self
2012
- Finding Your Roots as Self
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self