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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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Man, this is just awful

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Feb 5 2009, 2:00 PM ET Comment

Black man convicted of rape. DNA later clears black man. Too late. Black man died in prison. If you can't hear the audio, read here. This is exactly why I can't back a death penalty. I know this man wasn't convicted to die, but the price of being wrong when accusing anyone is high. I'm really waiting for the day when we hear Texas has executed an innocent. It's fucking coming. They need to sue the fuck out of Texas, and the prosecutor (now a judge) should be removed from the bench. What right do these people have to continue on as if nothing happened?


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