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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 Death Of Ted Kennedy

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Aug 26 2009, 9:00 AM ET Comment

I wish I had something substantive to say here. But the fact of the matter is, beyond a superb American Experience doc on the Kennedys, I know very little about his life and accomplishments. Still, it seemed right to acknowledge his passing. I'm hoping some of astute commenters can fill the void. Be nice to hear something beyond a litany of bills he passed. How did he get that lion of the senate title? What were the nuts and bolts he screwed with to get business done? What's the why and how?


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