I'm out for the rest of the day guys. I'll put up another OT in a couple hours. Still working this piece.
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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.