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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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They Shot Tupac And Biggie...

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Mar 11 2009, 6:42 AM ET Comment

Folks I'm headed to the Georgia chasing a story I've wanted to do for years, now. All I can say about it is, is that if it comes through a certain sector of the commenters on this blog are gonna lose it. Here's hoping it all works out. Consequently, blogging will be light today. Black Star is gonna have to hold it down for me.



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