I want you to know that I love you. I really do. This is not simply because it is 100 degrees in New York, right now. My flight is boarding, so I have to go. But I need you guys to know that you are adored. By me. We really need to get a room.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. He is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power.