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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.

Ta-Nehisi Falls Off

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sep 12 2008, 10:58 AM ET Comment

Been kinda slow this week, I know. I'm in Chi-town reporting out a story for my Atlantic overlords. Man I tell you, it would be easy to fall in love with this place. A buddy of mine told me I need to come back in, say, February and then see how much I like it. That hawk coming off the lake is no joke, I hear. Anyway, someone sent me this in reference to all the hand-wringing involving Barack. Thought it was funny. Let's hope it's true


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