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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.

Make you say go Barry and do the whop

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sep 9 2008, 10:02 AM ET Comment

Somehow, I suspect, we won't see Cindy McCain doing this. Seriously though, Michelle's got it going. Those South Siders know how to step.

UPDATE: Fair warning. All rumor-mongering on Sullivan will be deleted from here on out. Frankly, I have no clue what the situation is--and neither do you. Beyond that, this blog isn't a repository for people pissed off that other Atlantic bloggers don't allow comments. If you want to talk about Sullivan you have two options. 1.) E-mail him 2.) Go to www.typepad.com and start your own blog where you will be free to muse on the job prospects of people who you don't know.



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