Skip Navigation
Ta-Nehisi Coates

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.

Matt Bai's piece on black politics

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Aug 11 2008, 8:30 AM ET Comment

For professional reasons, I'd rather not comment on this piece. I'll just note how fond editors are of writing headlines about "the end of blackness" or the "the end of black politics" or "the end of affirmative action" or "post-black" or "post-racial." Freudian much? That has nothing to do with Matt's article. Just a small pet peeve of mine. Anyway, consider this an open thread. I'd love to hear what folks thought.

Presented by

More at The Atlantic

Go Small: Why Washington Must Give Up the Illusion of a Grand Bargain Why Washington Must Give Up the Illusion of a Grand Bargain
The Bee Gees Are Disco Icons, but Robin Gibb Was Pure Pop The Bee Gees Are Disco Icons, but Robin Gibb Was Pure Pop
Should Google's Search Results Be Protected by the First Amendment? Should Google's Search Results Be Protected by Free Speech?
The Proposed Auction of Ronald Reagan's Blood Isn't Surprising The Proposed Auction of Ronald Reagan's Blood Isn't Surprising
Why a Chinese Company Wants to Own Your Local Movie Theater Why a Chinese Company Wants to Own Your Local Cinema

Join the Discussion

After you comment, click Post. If you’re not already logged in you will be asked to log in or register.
blog comments powered by Disqus
View All Correspondents

The Biggest Story in Photos

Earthquake in Northern Italy

May 22, 2012

Subscribe Now

SAVE 59%! 10 issues JUST $2.45 PER COPY

Facebook

Newsletters

Sign up to receive our free newsletters

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

Ta-Nehisi Coates
from the Magazine

Why Do So Few Blacks Study the Civil War?

Ta-Nehisi Coates is an Atlantic senior editor.

Fade to White

A filmmaker maps Austin’s shifting ethnic landscape.

The Legacy of Malcolm X

Why his vision lives on in Barack Obama