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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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Coates v. McWhorter

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Oct 3 2008, 11:25 AM ET Comment

Here we go folks. This was actually a lot of fun. Since we were talking about hip-hop it seems like it's appropriate. (Boy I don't look cute in that freeze-frame and John looks like he's about to swing on me. Gotta be scared of those Philly cats.) Full discussion is here.




UPDATE: Just embeded the whole discussion. It actually isn't that bad if I do say so myself.




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