I haven't checked, but I highly suspect that chickens evolved from an egg-laying ancestor, which would mean that there were, in fact, eggs before there were chickens. Genius. Ta-Nehisi Coates ancestorcheckchicken Change image and share on social
We want to believe racism is an artifact of the past, and if you have a political massacre, that contradicts that. Ta-Nehisi Coates artifactcontradictmassacre Change image and share on social
It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my mind: a violent place. Ta-Nehisi Coates baltimorecontexthard Change image and share on social
You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force. Ta-Nehisi Coates attemptbodyforce Change image and share on social
My dad always associated information with liberation. He was very much in that Malcolm X tradition. Ta-Nehisi Coates dadinformationliberation Change image and share on social
As an African-American, we stand on the shoulders of people who fought despite not seeing victories in their lifetime or even in their children's lifetime or even in their grandchildren's lifetime. So fatalism isn't really an option. Ta-Nehisi Coates africanamericanchild share on social
The soul is part of the body. The mind is part of the body. When folks do physical violence to black people, to black bodies in this country, the soul as we construe it is damaged, too - the mind is damaged, too. Ta-Nehisi Coates blackbodyconstrue share on social
The essential relationship across American history between black people and white people is one of exploitation and one of plunder. This is not, you know, necessarily about, you know, whether you're a good person or not or whether you see black people, you know, on the street, and you're willing to shake their hands and be polite. Ta-Nehisi Coates americanblackessential share on social
The African-American tradition, in the main, is very, very church-based, very, very Christian. It accepts, you know, certain narratives about the world. I didn't really have that present in my house. Ta-Nehisi Coates acceptafricanamerican Change image and share on social
My belief is in the chaos of the world and that you have to find your peace within the chaos and that you still have to find some sort of mission. Ta-Nehisi Coates beliefchaosfind Change image and share on social