People Quotes by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Ta‑Nehisi Coates points out that Black people carry a heavy weight from history, not a personal flaw. He argues reparations should be understood as a national issue, not a gift for the present. He also says the best part of writing is learning for oneself.
![“[Grew up in Hawaii] that gave [Barack Obama] a kind of optimism, an ability to see things, you know, and frankly, an ability to trust, you know, in his fellow, you know, white countrymen in a way that I, for instance, you know, and the vast majority of black people I know never really could.” quote by Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/ta-nehisi-coates-733_ability_grew-up-in-hawaii-that-gave-barack-obama_75931.png)
