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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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Gay Marriage Moves Forward In D.C.

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Jun 18 2009, 10:57 AM ET Comment

I meant to post this a few days ago, but gay marriage took another step forward in the District this week. Adam does some crack reporting to show us how Marion Barry made it all possible.

UPDATE: James Dobson joins the fight. Where's your states' right now...



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