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Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates ( TAH-nə-HAH-see; born September 30, 1975) is a progressive 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. His 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ta-Nehisi Coates is the 7,230th most popular writer (down from 7,161st in 2019), the 18,142nd most popular biography from United States (down from 17,286th in 2019) and the 1,191st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 7,230 out of 7,302. Before him are Sanjay Gupta, Chetan Bhagat, Roxane Gay, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Gwen Ifill, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine. After him are Christine Blasey Ford, Douglas Stuart, Jacqueline Woodson, Matthew Reilly, Matthew Quick, and Teju Cole.

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Among people born in 1975, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 989. Before him are Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Thobias Fredriksson, Marcelinho Machado, Seigo Shimokawa, Makoto Okubo, and Noel Clarke. After him are Aleksey Alipov, Bastian Reinhardt, Omi Sato, Flávio Elias Cordeiro, Teju Cole, and Trecia-Kaye Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 18,144 out of 20,380. After him are Kimberly Po (1971), Max Hess (null), CJ Adams (2000), Chris Marquette (1984), Mikaela Hoover (1984), Josh Pence (1982), Konrad de la Fuente (2001), Andre Miller (1976), Lauren London (1984), Chanda Rubin (1976), Sami Gayle (1996), and Jonathan Sadowski (1979).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 1,191. Before him are Ann Brashares (1967), Sanjay Gupta (1969), Roxane Gay (1974), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (1973), Gwen Ifill (1955), and Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973). After him are Jacqueline Woodson (1963), Matthew Quick (1973), Teju Cole (1975), Megan Abbott (1971), Josh Singer (1972), and Kiera Cass (1981).

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