Superheroes are best imagined in comic books. The union between the written word, the image, and then what your imagination has to do to connect those allows for so much. Ta-Nehisi Coates bookcomicconnect Change image and share on social
One of the things we tell ourselves as African-Americans is if we work hard, play by the rules, we do start back a little ways, but if we can be twice as good, somehow we can escape history and heritage and legacy. Ta-Nehisi Coates africanamericanback share on social
I constantly write about my safety walking to and from school, and then I would come home at night, and I would cut on the TV, and I would watch a show like 'The Wonder Years,' or I would watch, you know, some other show like 'Family Ties.' Ta-Nehisi Coates constantlycutfamily share on social
I would say as a journalist, I would envision travelling to other countries that have had to reckon with their past and see how they've done it: what worked, what didn't work, finding characters that would tell the story of how that process was done. Ta-Nehisi Coates charactercountryenvision share on social
The president of the United States is not a king. You know? Barack Obama was elected by the American people. Ta-Nehisi Coates americanbarackelect Change image and share on social
People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time. Ta-Nehisi Coates actcapacityindividual Change image and share on social
I enjoy the challenge of trying to say things beautifully. The message is secondary in that sense. Obviously, I have something that I want to say that's very, very important to me - but the process of actually crafting it is essential. Ta-Nehisi Coates beautifullychallengecraft share on social
When people think about reparations, they immediately think about people who've been dead for 100 years. Ta-Nehisi Coates deadhaveimmediately Change image and share on social
I think a lot about the private emotions of black people - what we feel and yet is rarely publicly expressed. Ta-Nehisi Coates blackemotionexpress Change image and share on social
The plunder of black communities is not a bump along the road, but it is, in fact, the road itself that you can't have in America without enslavement, without Jim Crow, terrorism, everything that came after that. Ta-Nehisi Coates americablackbump share on social
