Ĭoates's father had seven children, five boys and two girls, by four women. Later, Black Classic Press was established with a table-top printing press in the basement of the Coates family home. The Press grew out of a grassroots organization, the George Jackson Prison Movement (GJPM), which initially operated a Black bookstore called the Black Book. Coates's father founded and ran Black Classic Press, a publishing company specializing in African-American titles. His mother, Cheryl Lynn Coates (née Waters), was a teacher. His father, William Paul Coates (known by his middle name), was a Vietnam War veteran, former Black Panther, publisher, and librarian. Early life Ĭoates was born in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2015 he received a Genius Grant from the MacArthur Foundation. His first novel, The Water Dancer, was published in 2019. He has also written a Black Panther series and a Captain America series for Marvel Comics. Between the World and Me won the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He has published three non-fiction books: The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washington Monthly, O, and other publications.
Ĭoates has worked for The Village Voice, Washington City Paper, and Time. 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. Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates ( / ˌ t ɑː n ə ˈ h ɑː s i/ TAH-nə- HAH-see born September 30, 1975) is an American author and journalist. 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
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