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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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One More Word On The Willingham Case

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Sep 9 2009, 9:00 AM ET Comment

The more I think about the defense offered last week by Willingham's prosecutor, the worse I feel. As a lot of commenters pointed out, it basically boiled down to "he was a bad guy." The fact that this dude is now judge boggles the mind. As if you really need to see it, here's David Grann's response.


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