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
The country in which reparations actually happen is a very different one than the one we live in. Ta-Nehisi Coates countryhappenlive Change image and share on social
It was mostly through pop culture, through hip-hop, through Dungeons & Dragons and comic books that I acquired much of my vocabulary. Ta-Nehisi Coates acquirebookcomic Change image and share on social
You can oppose reparations all you want, but you got to know the facts. You really, really do. Ta-Nehisi Coates factopposereparation Change image and share on social
I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one's standard should be consistent. Ta-Nehisi Coates advocateconsistentnonviolence Change image and share on social
I do understand how hate eats at the soul and how to purge yourself of hate. Ta-Nehisi Coates eathatepurge Change image and share on social
I feel like my job is to look at the world and to report what I see, to write what I see as honestly and directly as I can. I don't want to cut it or make it easy, but be as direct as I can. Ta-Nehisi Coates cutdirectdirectly Change image and share on social
There isn't a dude outside my dad who had greater influence on my life. Ta-Nehisi Coates daddudegreat Change image and share on social
There was no United States before slavery. I am sure somebody can make some sort of argument about modern French identity and slavery and North Africa, but there simply is no American history before black people. Ta-Nehisi Coates africaamericanargument share on social
I just want to be really clear about this: Anyone who has read Colin Powell's biography - there's an entire section where he talks about experiencing segregation. Colin Powell did not appear when he became head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. That's not how it happened. Ta-Nehisi Coates biographychiefclear share on social
