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Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks at Evanston Township High School. Coates took part in a conversation with writer Hanif Abdurraqib about his new book, “The Water Dancer,” which was attended by nearly 1500 people.

Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses new fiction novel “The Water Dancer” at ETHS

October 6, 2019

Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates told an audience Friday at Evanston Township High School that discrimination toward African Americans stems from the idea that they are less than human, which is...

Letter to the Editor: Give writers like Ta-Nehisi Coates respect they deserve, don’t miss the point of their work

September 25, 2017

Recently, The Daily published an op-ed by Jake Gordon about how people should criticize Ta-Nehisi Coates more. Looking at a variety of prominent black intellectual writers, NONE of them, including Coates,...

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Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates coming to speak at Northwestern

January 4, 2017

Award-winning writer and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak at Northwestern on Jan. 31 at an event hosted by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. Coates, who is a national correspondent for...

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates to speak at Northwestern

October 5, 2015

Award-winning journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak at Northwestern on Oct. 24 in Cahn Auditorium. Coates' already sold-out talk will kick off the annual two-week Chicago Humanities Festival at...

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