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Ta-Nehisi Coates - Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle. More

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.

Random TV On The Radio Sighting

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jun 20 2008, 9:41 AM ET Comment

Expect these from time to time. Watching this makes me realize how much I need to take Kenyatta (my better half and a big TVOR fan) to see these guys--except that she might leave me for them. If I could write like these guys make music...

UPDATE: Might help, if I posted actual video.



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