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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.

I Woke Up Early On My Born-Day...

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sep 30 2009, 9:00 AM ET Comment

Heh. Except I'm 34, not 20. And happy for it. I wasn't very good at being 20. But I was a decent 33. I think I'll do alright at 34.

Folks I'm going to take off today. I am going to go out and watch the people. Next year, I'm throwing a party. They are going to play Passion Pit, Parliament and Outkast.

I'm setting up an open thread for this afternoon.


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