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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.

Bamboo earrings, at least two pair

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Oct 23 2008, 8:53 AM ET Comment

Hey ladies, I'm out my league on this one. 150k sound like a lot, but hey, I'm a dude--and a scruffy-looking one at that. Before the Atlantic put me on, I wore a well-aged, oversized hoodie every day of my life. So let's hear it, did she overdo it? While ya'll marinate on that, I present my ode to Sarah. Fendi bag, and a bad attitude\That's all I need to put me in a good mood.



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