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Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.
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Kilpatrick Drama

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Jan 28 2008, 2:56 PM ET Comment

Sorry but this just makes me sad. I guess if it interferes with his stewardship of the city, it's a problem. But, for some reason the only thing that struck me about the text messages was that the two of them seemed very much in love. I don't say that to make light of adultry. I guess Kilpatrick's wife and kids are the ones who are really suffering.



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