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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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A Quick Note On Comments

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Jan 28 2010, 3:37 PM ET Comment

Sorry to do this again, but we appear to have another influx of commenters. Just a reminder to the new people to be civil and respectful even when you suspect the person you're debating is a blithering idiot. More often then not, you're probably wrong. 

Avoid overheated rhetoric, presuming motives and--more than anything--all caps. NO ONE LIKES BEING YELLED AT.  One warning on the first time. A banning will follow.


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