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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
Feb 26 2010, 8:29 AM ET Comment

I assume you guys will want to talk about this. Go for it. I'll try to answer any questions I can, as I can. For my part, the site looks a lot smoother. I think we'll all have to do some work to keep the community as cohesive as its been in the past. But I think the "culture" channel will also allow a smoother integration of many of the folks that were here last week. Definitely Alyssa, whose been writing here for awhile. Hopefully Neil, Dwayne and Evan also. (Adam has a gig.)

All in all, I'm a fan. But I'm mixed on the picture. I don't like have my mug slapped on top of this thing. I'd rather do the Rakim thing, "Incognito and taking it easy..."


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