Between the World and Me: Baldwin's Heir?
By being himself, Coates is precisely the sort of writer that he needs to be.
The Brutality of a Country
Responses to Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me: 10,000 Years From Tomorrow
The permanence of racial injustice makes the struggle for the future necessary today.
Between the World and Me Book Club: Two Texts Masquerading as One
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book addresses a pair of very different audiences.
Your Stories of Racism: Around the World
In our fourth installment of a series prompted by Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “Letter to My Son,” readers share their experiences with bigotry outside the United States.
'I Urge You to Struggle': An Evening With Ta-Nehisi Coates
A crowd of 600 filled Union Baptist Church in Baltimore to hear the author speak about his newly released book, Between the World and Me.
Your Stories of Racism: Beyond Black and White
In our third installment of a series prompted by Ta-Nehisi Coates’s "Letter to My Son,” his non-black readers share their experiences with bigotry.
Your Stories of Racism: Part II
Readers continue to share their experiences with racial prejudice, prompted by Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “Letter to My Son.”
Your Stories of Racism
After posting his "Letter to My Son,” Ta-Nehisi Coates asked his readers to share their experiences with racial prejudice. Below is the first batch of many.
Tell Your Stories
The author of Between the World and Me asks readers to submit their own experiences with racism and its physical consequences.
Letter to My Son
“Here is what I would like for you to know: In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body—it is heritage.”