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Ta-Nehisi Coates
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipUnited States Edit
Name wey dem give amTa-Nehisi Edit
Family nameCoates Edit
Ein date of birth30 September 1975 Edit
Place dem born amBaltimore Edit
Ein poppiePaul Coates Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein field of workcreative and professional writing, journalism Edit
Educate forHoward University, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Woodlawn High School Edit
ResidenceMondawmin, Harlem Edit
Ethnic groupAfrican Americans Edit
Religion anaa worldviewatheism Edit
Participant insydFurious Flower Conference (1st: 1994) Edit
Notable workBetween the World and Me, The Water Dancer Edit
Member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences Edit
Dem nominate forLocus Award for Best First Novel Edit
Dema official websitehttps://ta-nehisicoates.com/ Edit
Has written forThe Atlantic Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit

Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates[1] (/ˌtɑːnəˈhɑːsi/ TAH-nə-HAH-see;[2] born September 30, 1975)[3] 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.[4][5]

Insyd 2015, na Coates receive a MacArthur Fellowship from de MacArthur Foundation.[6]

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).[7][8] Between the World and Me win de 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction.[9][10][11] Na he sanso wrep a Black Panther series den a Captain America series give Marvel Comics.[12] Na dem publish ein first novel, The Water Dancer, insyd 2019.

Early life

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Na dem born Coates insyd Baltimore, Maryland. Ein poppie, William Paul Coates (dem know by ein middle name),[13] be a Vietnam War veteran, former Black Panther, publisher, den librarian. Na ein mommie, Cheryl Lynn Coates (née Waters), be a teacher.[14] Na Coates ein first name, Ta-Nehisi, dem derive from an ancient Egyptian language name for Nubia (dem reconstruct as nḥsj)[15] – a region along de Nile river insyd present-day northern Sudan den southern Egypt.[16][17]

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.[18][19] 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.[16][20] Insyd mid-2014, na Coates attend an intensive program insyd French at Middlebury College to prepare for a writing fellowship insyd Paris, France.[21]

Awards

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  • 2012: Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism[19]
  • 2013: National Magazine Award for Essays and Criticism for "Fear of a Black President"[22]
  • 2014: George Polk Award for Commentary for "The Case for Reparations"[23]
  • 2015: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Prize for Writing to Advance Social Justice for "The Case for Reparations"[24]
  • 2015: American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship[25]
  • 2015: National Book Award for Nonfiction for Between the World and Me[9]
  • 2015: Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation[26]
  • 2015: Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction for Between the World and Me[27]
  • 2018: Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Nonfiction for We Were Eight Years in Power[28]
  • 2018: Eisner Award for Best Limited Series, for Black Panther: World of Wakanda (with Roxane Gay den Alitha E. Martinez)[29]
  • 2020: British Fantasy Society Sydney J. Bounds Award for The Water Dancer[30]

Bibliography

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Novel

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  • —— (2019). The Water Dancer. New York: One World. ISBN 9780399590597.[31]

Short fiction

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Monographs

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  • —— (1990). Asphalt Sketches. Baltimore: Sundiata Publications.
  • —— (2008). The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood. New York: Spiegel & Grau. ISBN 9780385526845.
  • —— (2015). Between the World and Me: Notes on the First 150 Years in America. New York: Spiegel & Grau. ISBN 9780812993547.
  • —— (2017). We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy. New York: One World. ISBN 9780399590566.
  • —— (2024). The Message. New York: One World. ISBN 9780593230381.

Articles dem select

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Comics

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  • Black Panther vol. 6 #1–18, #166–172 (2016–2018)
  • Black Panther vol. 7, #1–25 (2018–2021)
  • Black Panther: World of Wakanda #1–6 (2016) (plus Roxane Gay, Yona Harvey)
  • Black Panther and the Crew #1–6 (2017) (with Yona Harvey)
  • Captain America vol. 9, #1–30 (2018–2021)

Free Comic Book Day Vol 2018 Avengers

Multimedia

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References

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  1. ↑ Coates, Ta-Nehisi Paul (February 1, 2007). "Is Obama Black Enough?". Time. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Gross, Terry (February 18, 2009). "Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Unlikely Road to Manhood'". Fresh Air. NPR. Retrieved August 15, 2015. The name derives from the Egyptian name of Nubia, nḥsy, for which the vowels are unknown.
  3. ↑ Coates, Ta-Nehisi (July 2, 2015). "Brief But Spectacular: Ta-Nehisi Coates". PBS Newshour. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ Fortin, Jacey (July 20, 2018), "Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Leaving The Atlantic", The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "Ta-Nehisi Coates". The Dig at Howard University (in English). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  6. ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (September 29, 2015). "MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Winners for 2015 Are Announced". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ Spalter, Mya (February 18, 2009). "Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Beautiful Struggle' to Manhood". NPR. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ Szalai, Jennifer (29 September 2024). "Ta-Nehisi Coates Returns to the Political Fray, Calling Out Injustice". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "2015 National Book Awards". National Book Foundation. Retrieved September 18, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ Alter, Alexandra (November 19, 2015). "Ta-Nehisi Coates Wins National Book Award". The New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  11. ↑ Spaeth, Ryu (2024-09-23). "The Return of Ta-Nehisi Coates". Intelligencer (in English). Retrieved 2024-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ Gustines, George Gene (September 22, 2015). "Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Black Panther Comic for Marvel". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  13. ↑ Coates, Ta-Nehisi (November 23, 2013). "In Defense of a Loaded Word". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  14. ↑ Bodenner, Chris (July 26, 2015). "Between the World and Me Book Club: Your Critical Thoughts". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
    • Finding Your Roots, October 24, 2017
  15. ↑ Gross, Terry (July 13, 2015). "Ta-Nehisi Coates on Police Brutality, the Confederate Flag and Forgiveness". Fresh Air. NPR. Transcript. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 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.
  17. ↑ Morton, Paul (November 2008). "An Interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates". Bookslut. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  18. ↑ Coates, Ta-Nehisi (2008). The Beautiful Struggle. Spiegel & Grau. ISBN 978-0-385-52036-2. OCLC 190784908.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 M. Owens, Donna (January 29, 2015). "Baltimore-born Ta-Nehisi Coates makes his case". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ "The guest list". Vibe: 50. November 2004.
  21. ↑ Jefferson, Tara (August 24, 2014). "Ta-Nehisi Coates Presents "Case For Reparations" At City Club of Cleveland". Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  22. ↑ Staff (May 2, 2013). "The Atlantic Wins Two National Magazine Awards". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  23. ↑ Hartocollis, Anemona (February 15, 2015). "Polk Awards in Journalism Are Announced, Including Three for The Times". The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  24. ↑ Fillo, MaryEllen (June 9, 2015). "Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates Humbly Accepts Award From Harriet Beecher Stowe Center". Hartford Courant. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  25. ↑ "American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship". American Library in Paris. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  26. ↑ Calamur, Krishnadev (September 29, 2015). "'Geniuses' Revealed". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  27. ↑ "2015 Winners". Kirkus Reviews (in American English). Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  28. ↑ "2018 Nonfiction Winner | Ta-Nehisi Coates – We Were Eight Years in Power". Dayton Peace Prize. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Monstress and My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Are Top Winners at 2018 Eisner Awards". 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  30. ↑ "The British Fantasy Awards Winners", British Fantasy Society.
  31. ↑ "The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates". PenguinRandomhouse.com (in American English). Retrieved July 23, 2019.

Sources

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  • 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.
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