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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.
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From the department of "Oh my people..."

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Jul 11 2008, 2:55 AM ET Comment

As companies are steady evicting folks from rent-stabilized apartments in Harlem, Charlie Rangel is holding on to four--FOUR--rent-stabilized units. Incredible.



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