Ta-Nehisi Coates doesn't know if he would be 'strong enough' to oppose Oct. 7 if he were a Gazan
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates suggested Wednesday he would have taken part in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack against Israel based on the “oppression" Gazans face.
Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Temptations of Narrative
Few writers have seemed as aware of the hazards of professional opinion-mongering as Ta-Nehisi Coates. “Columns are where great journalists go to die,” he once wrote. “Unmoored from the rigors of actually making calls and expending shoe leather,
'I'm a little stunned': Ta-Nehisi Coates responds to sharp backlash to 'The Message'
Acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates has been on an unusual and controversial book tour. He has received significant media backlash for "The Message," a new collection of essays which include his reflections on a trip to the West Bank.
Ta-Nehisi Coates questions whether he would have participated in Oct. 7 attack
Am I also strong enough or even constructed in such a way where I say this is too far? I don't know that I am’
Inside the Turmoil at CBS News After a Tense Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview
Tony Dokoupil’s exchange led to a rebuke from executives, but the mogul who controls the network, Shari Redstone, came to his defense.
Ta-Nehisi Coates: American culture ‘complicit’ in dehumanizing Palestinians
Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of the new book “The Message,” discusses his experiences visiting the Middle East, Africa and South Carolina. Each place reinforces in Coates the power of storytelling, and the responsibility of writers to plainly identify and contextualize systems of injustice wherever they appear.
Was ‘CBS Mornings’ host Tony Dokoupil’s interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates too tough?
CBS management took the unusual step of scolding Dokoupil before his colleagues for not living up to network standards.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel: ‘I Felt Lied To’
In his new book of essays, “ The Message ,” Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about a trip he took to Israel and the West Bank in May 2023. “I felt lied to,” he told me. “I felt lied to by my craft. I felt lied to by major media organizations.”
The growing controversy around a CBS interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates
CBS executives rebuked one of the network's hosts, Tony DoKoupil, saying that an interview he conducted with author Ta-Nehisi Coates failed to meet editorial standards. The interview, centered on Coates' new book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
CBS Coates saga isn’t a laughing matter, it’s our future
Ta-Nehisi Coates's ability to cow an entire CBS News newsroom is a testament to the landscape of media absurdity that awaits ...
Opinion: Ta-Nehisi Coates CBS interviewer denied him a civil platform to share his view
Columnist Andrea Williams writes for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee. She is the curator of the Black Tennessee Voices ...
CBS' handling of contentious 'Mornings' segment with Ta-Nehisi Coates raises new questions
A contentious interview between "CBS Mornings" anchor Tony Dokoupil and Ta-Nehisi Coates is raising questions about the state ...
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I’m a Jew of color. Ta-Nehisi Coates can’t apply U.S. lessons to Israel
Ta-Nehisi Coates is trying to apply an American paradigm to Israel. The history of oppression in the Holy Land is too complex ...
Anti-racist activist suggests he might have participated in Oct. 7 attacks if he grew up in Gaza
Anti-racist polemicist Ta-Nehisi Coates says he doesn’t know if he would have been “strong enough’’ to not join in the Oct. 7 ...
CBS anchor’s grilling of Coates creates rift among Paramount execs
Top executives at media giant Paramount clashed over editorial policies broken by CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil in a discussion ...