Ta-Nehisi Coates

“To Trump whiteness is neither notional nor symbolic but is the very core of his power. In this, Trump is not singular.…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“The focus on one sector of Trump voters—the white working class—is puzzling, given the breadth of his white coalition. Indeed, there is…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

The greatest reward of this constant interrogation, confrontation with the brutality of my country, is that it has freed me from hosts…

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What I am telling you is that you do not need to know to love, and it is right that you feel…

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I think 'Dear White People,' the show, is a tremendous artistic achievement. It's always hinting that there is something beyond the pleading…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

[Winning the White House was an achievement], but as an African-American, [Barack Obama], I think the symbolism is in how he conducted…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually…

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Like a lot of people, I'm very, very concerned about Senator Clinton's record. I'm very, very concerned about where her positions were…

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“I drove away, as always, thinking of you. I do not believe that we can stop them, Samori, because they must ultimately…

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What I’m talking about is more than recompense for past injustices—more than a handout, a payoff, hush money, or a reluctant bribe.…

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The mainstream sort of presentation of the civil rights movement was not something that I directly inherited.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

[Grew up in Hawaii] that gave [Barack Obama] a kind of optimism, an ability to see things, you know, and frankly, an…

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“I sensed the schools were hiding something, drugging us with false morality so that we would not see, so that we did…

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You don't make a case for reparations thinking, 'Oh yeah, people are gonna love this.' I didn't see that coming.

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“And I know that there are black boys and black girls out there lost in a Bermuda triangle of the mind or…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

The standard progressive approach of the moment is to mix color-conscious moral invective with color-blind public policy.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

I constantly write about my safety walking to and from school, and then I would come home at night, and I would…

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“The robbery of time is not measured in lifespans but in moments. It is the last bottle of wine that you have…

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The Knowledge Rule 2080: From maggots to men, the world is a corner bully. Better you knuckle up and go for yours…

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“The fact of Barack Obama, of Michelle Obama, changed our lives. Their very existence opened a market. It is important to say…

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“I have missed seeing you like this, brother." "And how is that?" "At war.”

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

If, to the end of its existence, America harbors white supremacy, I don't know how remarkable that would be. France has dealt…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

I was about 13 or 14 when I heard Malcolm X's speech 'Message to the Grass Roots.'

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

Forgiveness is a big part of - especially post-civil rights movement - is a big part of African-American Christianity, and I wasn't…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“North Lawndale's Jewish People's Institute actively encouraged blacks to move into the neighborhood, seeking to make it a 'pilot community for interracial…

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