Posts Tagged ‘ta-nehisi coates’
5 must-read books by Black writers for the holiday season
The holiday season is fast approaching, and that means people will begin celebrating all of the festivities that come with this time of year — ice skating with loved ones, special family traditions and children making wish lists. However, nothing is better than reading a good book during this time. Here are five books that you…
Read MoreT.I., Killer Mike, others voice Ta-Nehisi Coates’ truths to hip-hop generation
The city of Atlanta showed up in droves for a special stage adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ New York Times bestseller, Between the World and Me. The one-day, two-show affair — produced, developed and directed by Apollo Theater executive producer Kamilah Forbes — took place in front of a packed house on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019,…
Read MoreApollo’s Kamilah Forbes to bring Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book to life with new play
Apollo’s Kamilah Forbes to bring Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book, Between the World and Me, to life with new play.
Read MoreTa-Nehisi Coates destroys Mitch McConnell over slave reparations debate
Journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates took a moment to verbally dismantle U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Speaking on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at a U.S. House hearing on reparations, Coates blasted McConnell for his overt disapproval of slave reparations. One day earlier, the Kentucky Republican publicly shunned the idea. “I don’t think reparations for…
Read MoreBlack writers to watch
There is something very special about writers, especially book writers. They have to be able to convey the vivid worlds of imagery from their minds to their audience without the aid of the big or small screens. Weaving words together to paint a picture is a craft that should be celebrated. Here, we’ve compiled a…
Read MoreThe burning questions that should be answered in Colin Kaepernick’s book
Colin Kaepernick has signed a book deal worth just over a million dollars with Random House imprint One World, according to a report from the New York Post‘s Page Six. One World is led by publisher Chris Jackson, who’s also published Jay-Z and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Kaepernick hasn’t said much of anything since the previous NFL…
Read MoreThis homecoming, Howard University is once again on the come up
“Ain’t no telling where I may be/ May see me in D.C.” – Notorious B.I.G This weekend I’ll make the pilgrimage to Howard University’s homecoming. Located in Washington, D.C., “The Mecca,” which National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote of in Between the World and Me, is holy to its graduates and also Black…
Read MoreI was wrong. There really is a White boogeyman
In 2014 following the guilty verdict of Michael Dunn in the murder of Jordan Davis, I wrote the essay “There is no white boogeyman.” In it, I chided Black intellectuals on their paranoia: “Writers are now expressing the kind of trepidation and angst that would have us believe that Black children are not safe because…
Read MoreTa-Nehisi Coates discusses ‘Between the World and Me’ at the Schomburg in Harlem
Ta-Nehisi Coates engaged in a conversation about his new book Between the World and Me. Luminaries such as Common, Meshell N’Dgeocello and Usher were on-hand to hear what the writer had to say about his works.
Read MoreSon of a Black Panther to pen Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ comic
The son of a Black Panther will be penning the debut of Marvel’s Black Panther when New York Times bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates helms the launch of the new comic book series in the spring of 2016. Black Panther is the first black character in mainstream American comics, and Marvel, as well as comic book fans…
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