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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.

Condolences

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jan 15 2010, 10:40 AM ET Comment

Forgive me for being late on this, but I wanted to note the passing of Teddy Pendergrass, one of the great voices of our time. Odd to have this happen while we're having a discussion on great soul singers.

Anyway, I'm going to do this the only way I know how. Many years ago, I chased a young lady all the way back to Chicago. I sat up in my man Ben's apartment banging Al Green's I'm Still In Love With You, Wu-Tang's "Triumph" and Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes' "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon." It was a weird mix, but it got me through.



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