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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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Rachel Maddow On Michael Steele

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Feb 20 2009, 10:16 AM ET Comment

I mostly agree with her take--especially the point about no real black electoral representation. But I think it's worth noting that diversifying is a long term process. Michael Steele's awkward and comic attempts are exactly how these conversations start. Still, the real question is whether these guys can diversify their policies. Hiring a black guy won't make the Minutemen go away.

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