Ta-Nehisi Coates

New York's racial reparations idiocy

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul's “reparations” panel launches and it's a guaranteed recipe for adding to racial divisions.

Martin Luther King Jr.: The best of America

Ultimately, Martin Luther King’s legacy is that he managed to combat injustice by appealing to Americans’ highest aspirations. And that is why the nation rightly celebrates him today. 

Portland man convicted of hate crime ordered to read Ta-Nehisi Coates' book

Oregon judge throws the book at a man convicted of a hate crime -- ordering him to read ant-racist author Ta-Nehisi Coates.

What would the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. think of America today?

Were Martin Luther King alive in 2022 to celebrate his 93rd birthday, what would he have to say about his nation’s contentious racial landscape?

An African-American professor on the case for black patriotism

There is a fashionable standoffishness characteristic of much elite thinking about blacks’ relationship to America — as exemplified, for instance, by The New York Times’s 1619 Project. Does this posture...

Media pushes false narrative of racism

The riots that have erupted after the killing of Daunte Wright reinforce a familiar pattern. This response is rooted not only in tragedy, but in a distorted perception of reality.  ...

'One Day At a Time' Canceled at Pop TV

Plus, the 90210 cast plots a virtual reunion, HBO makes Between the World and Me free for Thanksgiving, and more.

Susan Kelechi Watson 'over the moon' about 'Between the World and Me'

The star-studded production is based on the 2015 book by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Between The World and Me' Book to Become HBO Special

This Is Us star Susan Kelechi Watson is set to co-executive produce the project.

Stream It Or Skip It: 'Oprah's Book Club' On Apple TV+, Where Oprah Winfrey Goes Back To The Talk Show Game To Talk To Top Authors

This may sound obvious, but you need to do your homework before clicking play on Oprah's newest talk series.

Collection of David Carr's writings coming in 2020

NEW YORK — Writings by the late David Carr, the revered author and journalist, are coming out in book form next year. Ta-Nehisi Coates, a friend whom Carr once mentored,...

Ta-Nehisi Coates deletes Twitter after spat with Cornel West

Best-selling and National Book Award winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates has deleted his Twitter account after an internet spat with philosopher Dr. Cornel West. West published a critical short essay in...

Ta-Nehisi Coates sells Brooklyn brownstone over safety concerns

Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of the country's leading writers on race, has sold the landmarked Brooklyn brownstone he owned briefly for $2.1 million, according to city property records. Coates bought...

Making freshmen read 'Between the World and Me' is a mistake

Dozens of US colleges, including NYU and my Brooklyn College, have chosen Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” as their common freshman reading. It’s a terrible mistake — and...

Ta-Nehisi Coates hacks $100K off Brooklyn brownstone

One month after putting his stunning Brooklyn brownstone on the market for $2.39 million, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has knocked $100,000 off of the listing price. It is now asking $2.29...

Ta-Nehisi Coates selling Brooklyn brownstone over safety concerns

Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates is selling the pricey Brooklyn brownstone he bought just last month — because The Post and other media outlets published his address. The Prospect-Lefferts Gardens home has...

Ta-Nehisi Coates' stunted view of America

Moses gave us the Ten Commandments. Paul gave us the Epistles. And Ta-Nehisi gave us “Between the World and Me.” The new book by Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, in the...