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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.

Late Start

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Mar 1 2010, 11:14 AM ET Comment

Hey guys. Spent the morning on airport and then in the air. I left several entries scheduled to go live, but evidently they didn't. They're up now. Sorry for the late start and the rush of posts.

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