Tag Archives: Ta-Nehisi Coates

Coates’s Message to White Allies

Coates has a valuable message for white liberals in “Water Dancer”: engaging in politics is not a luxury but a necessity.

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The Underground Railway Returns

In Coates’s “Water Dancer,” we see the necessity of a reliable underground railway. We will need the same for red state women seeking abortions.

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The Deep Roots of U.S. Race Hatred

Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “Water Dancer” describes race dynamics in slave society that still operate today.

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The Minefield of Talking about Race

More thoughts on how to address difficult questions of race, again with the help of Aphra Behn.

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Race Disagreements amongst Friends

The intricacies of the debate between Chait and Coates on the culture of poverty can be sorted out by applying Aphra Behn’s “Oroonoko.”

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Using Austen to Understand Racism

African American blogger Ta-Nehisi Coates uses Jane Austen’s villainous Fanny Dashwood to penetrate the mindset of American racists.

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