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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.

It is of course worth noting...

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Dec 18 2008, 9:11 AM ET Comment

As many commenters have said that Joe Lowery will be there too. Here's Lowery showing no mercy on a sitting president. Following that is, as many of you know, my favorite Lowery sermon.

UPDATE: It's also worth noting that Lowery is fairly outspoken supporter of gay marriage.






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