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Jul 19, 2015 ta nehisi coates returned to his native baltimore on july 15, 2015, to discuss and sign his newly released book on race, between the world and me. Last night tanehisi coates, the author of the current bestseller between the world and me and national correspondent for the atlantic, was at the schomburg center for research in black culture as part of our public program series, between the lines. The awardwinning author and journalist spoke before hundreds of people gathered tuesday night at the new school in manhattan, discussing his rise from obscurity to fame over the past few years and the countrys transition from president barack. Coates, who grew up in west baltimore, shares the story of his own awakening to the truth about history and his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences. Jan 30, 2017 tanehisi coates will join the faculty of nyus arthur l. 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. Tanehisi coates is a distinguished writer in residence at nyus arthur l. He is a former staff writer at the village voice and time and has contributed to the new york times magazine, the atlantic, and numerous other publications.
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