Skip Navigation
Ta-Nehisi Coates

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.

Cool Things I Saw in Austin

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Mar 18 2011, 10:00 AM ET Comment

1.) The documentary Page One. Exquisite and personally inspiring.

2.) Small Black. Sound was bad in the club, but the nod factor was in full effect. Gonna grab some of their stuff today.

3.) Curras. Best guacamole and fish tacos I've ever had.

4.) The Smith-Westerns, though I think I was the only one who liked them. The crowd was not into it. But that wasn't on the band. Raphael Saadiq followed them and gave it all he had but didn't get much more from the crowd. I left before Duran-Duran.

5.) Sixth Street at 2 AM. Wow. I tweeted that the whole thing was like an interracial freaknik--featuring a different order of freak. And I don't interracial in terms of just couples, but friends too. It was fascinating. 

The world is changing. And then not.


Presented by

More at The Atlantic

Meet Google+ Local, Zagat-Fueled Competition for Yelp Meet Google+ Local, Zagat-Fueled Competition for Yelp
Why Are Democrats Losing the Wisconsin Recall? Why Are Democrats Losing the Wisconsin Recall?
The San Antonio Spurs' Astonishing Playoff Run The San Antonio Spurs' Astonishing Playoff Run
The Crowded, Competitive World of Animal Acting Why Would You Want to Manage an Animal Actor?
Oh Hey, Motorola and RIM Called: They Want to Go Back to 2004 and Try Again Flashback to 2004: Motorola and RIM Ruled the Phone Market

Join the Discussion

After you comment, click Post. If you’re not already logged in you will be asked to log in or register.
blog comments powered by Disqus
View All Correspondents

The Biggest Story in Photos

Olympic Portraits, Part I: American Athletes

May 30, 2012

Subscribe Now

SAVE 59%! 10 issues JUST $2.45 PER COPY

Facebook

Newsletters

Sign up to receive our free newsletters

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

Ta-Nehisi Coates
from the Magazine

Why Do So Few Blacks Study the Civil War?

Ta-Nehisi Coates is an Atlantic senior editor.

Fade to White

A filmmaker maps Austin’s shifting ethnic landscape.

The Legacy of Malcolm X

Why his vision lives on in Barack Obama