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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Growing Up as a Black Boy Facing Violence

Ta-Nehisi Coates is national correspondent for the Atlantic magazine and author of Between the World and Me . Yesterday, on this program, he made the case for reparations to compensate for generations of racism in America. Today, he talks about his own life and what he's telling his teenage son.

By Warren Olney • Oct 28, 2015 • 10m Listen

Ta-Nehisi Coates is national correspondent for the Atlantic magazine and author of Between the World and Me. Yesterday, on this program, he made the case for reparations to compensate for generations of racism in America. Today, he talks about his own life and what he's telling his teenage son.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Atlantic magazine

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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Growing Up as a Black Boy Facing Violence

Ta-Nehisi Coates is national correspondent for the Atlantic magazine and author of Between the World and Me . Yesterday, on this program, he made the case for reparations to compensate for generations of racism in America. Today, he talks about his own life and what he's telling his teenage son.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Growing Up as a Black Boy Facing Violence

Ta-Nehisi Coates is national correspondent for the Atlantic magazine and author of Between the World and Me . Yesterday, on this program, he made the case for reparations to compensate for generations of racism in America. Today, he talks about his own life and what he's telling his teenage son.

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