I'm traveling for much of today. (Just got out of class which was awesome. I'm a little shocked about how much I like teaching.) Here's a place to talk about last night. I'm still gathering my thoughts. Last talk later this afternoon.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is a former national correspondent for The Atlantic. He is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, We Were Eight Years in Power, and The Water Dancer.