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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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The Apology Tour Begins

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Jun 18 2009, 10:24 AM ET Comment

Rusty Depass, the dude who claimed Michelle Obama forced him to make a racist joke, is now making an actual apology. The piece goes on to note that Republicans in South Carolina actually do worst than the national party with blacks. I guess as the seat of secession and then Redemption it makes sense. I wouldn't expect much change, though. The GOP in South Carolina doesn't think any of this is a problem.


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