Ta-Nehisi Coates: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: NPR - Ta-Nehisi Coates on Why Books Scare People. Nov 06, 2026
Anniversary information added. Sep 26, 2026
Add new Web site: CBC Radio - Ta-Nehisi Coates: 'Racism is a physical experience for black people'. Aug 29, 2026
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - “My life will never be the same”: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel and Palestine. Apr 09, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - The essential Ta-Nehisi Coates. Feb 26, 2026
Add new Web site: PBS - Amanpour and Company - Ta-Nehisi Coates on Visit to Israel/West Bank: “An Immoral Apartheid Regime”. Nov 06, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Ta-Nehisi Coates on Why Books Scare People. Sep 18, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - US race relations: Ta-Nehisi Coates. Jun 28, 2025
Added his book The Message. Oct 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Ta-Nehisi Coates. Sep 20, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 09, 2024
Changed ‘grandpa' to ‘scold.' Mar 24, 2024
Revised opening statement and noted the impact of his reparations essay. Also mentioned his Captain America comic series and added cross-references. Jan 22, 2024
Links added. Jan 26, 2023
Noted that he joined the faculty at Howard University. Jul 12, 2021
Changed “black” to “Black.” Aug 24, 2020
Added the book The Water Dancer. Sep 25, 2019
Add new Web site: BlackPast.org - Biography of Ta-Nehisi Coates. Dec 27, 2018
Add new Web site: Official Site of Ta-Nehisi Coates. Dec 27, 2018
Add new Web site: MacArthur Foundation - Biography of Ta-Nehisi Coates. Dec 27, 2018
Added that he was writing a comic series about the Black Panther. Apr 20, 2018
Added the essay collection We Were Eight Years in Power. Oct 03, 2017
Media added. Feb 08, 2017
New article added. Sep 02, 2016
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