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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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Going down in flames

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Oct 19 2008, 3:34 PM ET Comment

Any time you're getting into beefs with Fox News, you're in trouble. You know how I know this dude is in trouble? He keeps playing "the race card" card with Lewis, and that ain't even working. Remember when that was supposed to be kryptonite for Obama? No one cares, now. People are scared They are losing their homes. They are losing their retirement. They don't now how their going to send their kids to college. No one has time for this. I never expected McCain to become such a small, small candidate.




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