'White America' is a syndicate arrayed to protect its exclusive power to dominate and control our bodies. Ta-Nehisi Coates americaarraybody Change image and share on social
We have this long history of racism in this country, and as it happens, the criminal justice system has been perhaps the most prominent instrument for administering racism. But the racism doesn't actually come from the criminal justice system. Ta-Nehisi Coates administercountrycriminal 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
We've got in the habit of not really understanding how freedom was in the 19th century, the idea of government of the people in the 19th century. America commits itself to that in theory. Ta-Nehisi Coates 19thamericacentury Change image and share on social
For me, my writing benefits from my experience. Ta-Nehisi Coates benefitexperiencewrite Change image and share on social
One of the things that's really, really present in 'Between the World and Me' is, I am in some ways outside of the African-American tradition. Ta-Nehisi Coates africanamericanpresent Change image and share on social
If I wrote a Jewish superhero, he'd have awesome time-traveling powers. I'd call him Doctorow. Ta-Nehisi Coates awesomecalldoctorow Change image and share on social
When you write, you're inside the project. You can't really think about the reception. It has to be worth it even if no one reads it. Ta-Nehisi Coates insideprojectread Change image and share on social
I think riots happen when communities are under pressure for long periods of time. That's not a mistake. Ta-Nehisi Coates communityhappenlong Change image and share on social
We are all losers in comparison to Malala Yousafzai. But we are not all geniuses. Like me. Ta-Nehisi Coates comparisongeniuseloser Change image and share on social
