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
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
Somebody once told me, black people, in and of themselves, are cosmopolitan. There's cosmopolitanism within the black experience. There's an incredible amount. Ta-Nehisi Coates amountblackcosmopolitan Change image and 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
I was born in West Baltimore, lived in a situation in which violence was everywhere. Ta-Nehisi Coates baltimorebearlive Change image and 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
I feel sorry for people who only know comic books through movies. I really do. Ta-Nehisi Coates bookcomicfeel Change image and share on social
The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them. Ta-Nehisi Coates africanamericancharacterize share on social
Everybody thinks that an important book has to be a big, long book. Ta-Nehisi Coates bigbookimportant Change image and 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
