Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
	Coates in 2025
Born	Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates; September 30, 1975; Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education	Howard University
Occupations	Writer; journalist;
Notable work	"The Case for Reparations" (2014); Between the World and Me (2015); The Water Dancer (2019); The Message (2024);
Spouse	Kenyatta Matthews
Children	1
Parent(s)	Cheryl Lynn Coates (née Waters) ; William Paul Coates
Awards	2014 George Polk Award for commentary; 2015 MacArthur Fellows Program; 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction; 2015 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction; 2018 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Nonfiction; 2018 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series; 2018 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book; 2020 British Fantasy Society Sydney J. Bounds Award;
Website	ta-nehisicoates.com

Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates (/ˌtɑːnəˈhɑːsi/ TAH-nə-HAH-see; born September 30, 1975) is an American author, journalist, and activist. He gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy. He is politically progressive.

Coates's work has been published in numerous periodicals. He has published four nonfiction books: The Beautiful Struggle (2008), Between the World and Me (2015), We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy (2017), and The Message (2024). Between the World and Me won the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He has also written a Black Panther series and a Captain America series for Marvel Comics. His first novel, The Water Dancer, was published in 2019. In 2015, Coates received a MacArthur Fellowship.