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Ta-Nehisi Coates: We Accept Violence Against African-Americans as Normal
Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Hari Sreenivasan
Ta-Nehisi Coates: We Accept Violence Against African-Americans as Normal
Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Hari Sreenivasan
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5/5 (38 ratings)
Length:
7 minutes
Description
In his new book, Between the World and Me, Atlantic magazine columnist Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about the looming violence that African-Americans endure every day, in the form of a letter to his 14-year-old son. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Coates about the legacy of racism and white supremacy in America.
About the author
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a distinguished writer in residence at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He is the author of the bestselling books The Beautiful Struggle, We Were Eight Years in Power, and Between The World And Me, which won the National Book Award in 2015. Ta-Nehisi is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. He is also the current author of the Marvel comics The Black Panther and Captain America.
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- (5/5)Clear example that our fear of the system of white supremacy racism still controls how we express the behavior of members of the white race to our offspring.
- (5/5)The rational, compassionate, and expressly erudite debate/conversation that Mr. Coates delivered was a necessary and important ‘truth speak’ for today’s listeners in this country (especially) and those abroad. It serves to satiate a hunger for a solution (meal) to those who are able to understand and recognize that our current condition isn’t palatable for a healthy nation. People deserve, want, and need to seek the better in themselves during these violent and morally famished times, so that these carnivorous assails on humanity doesn’t continue and doesn’t destroy us for lack of a proper balance between decency and righteousness to nurture a healthy prosperous people. Thank Sir for the courage to say do and tenacity to reiterate and insist on it. Bravo.
- (5/5)Ta-Nehisi is one of the greatest writers and minds of our time. Love him and loved this