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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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By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Jan 29 2010, 4:34 PM ET Comment

Haven't been posting because I've been watching Obama at the House GOP retreat. I don't know what to say yet, because I'm not done watching. I wanted to post because everyone should see this. I'll talk after I finish.

For the record, I love that line, "You know, I'm having fun..."

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