Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Ta-Nehisi Coates is an award-winning author and journalist. His books include The Water Dancer and The Message. He is currently a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and the Sterling Brown Endowed Chair in the English department at Howard University.
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Between the World and Me

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Between the World and Me is a powerful and deeply personal exploration of race in America. This National Book Award-winning work takes the form of a letter from Coates to his teenage son, offering a raw and unflinching look at the Black experience in the United States. The book quickly became a cultural touchstone, sparking important conversations about systemic racism.

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