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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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Things Bill O'Reilly and I Have in Common

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Aug 30 2010, 3:45 PM ET Comment

by Aaron Schatz

Hey, it looks like we both got our starts freelancing for the Boston Phoenix. Who knew? A sample of his work here, a sample of my work here.

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