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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.

Some housekeeping

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Oct 23 2008, 6:20 PM ET Comment

Folks. I love you all. I think I have the most intelligent commenters of any political blog on the web. From George Wallace to Wallace Stevens. from Peter Parker to Parker Posey, you guys have got it.

But please don't threadjack. If you see a story you want to bring to my attention, send it via e-mail. I try to respond to virtually all e-mail I receive. It's not there for decoration. If it would help, I'd gladly have an open thread everyday. Not enough? Still frustrated? Then man up, grab your sword and start a blog.

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