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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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That other bridge

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Sep 16 2008, 8:48 AM ET Comment

Man, Alaska's on some shit. I'm not so much shocked to see Palin trying to get federal money for Alaska. That's what you supposed to do when you're repping your state, no? More interesting is the fact that the Congressman lobbying for the money wanted to name the bridge after himself. Wow.


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