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I'm looking to avoid a subtly demeaning subtext which holds that reading, say, Jamaica Kincaid is something you should do—like flossing or taxes or laundry. I don't want to speak for women writers, but I recoil at the idea of someone reading my book because they really should read a black author or two. I don't want to be an icebreaker at your corporation's Kwanzaa gathering.

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I did not know then that this is what life is - just when you master the geometry of one world, it slips away, and suddenly again, you're swarmed by strange shapes and impossible angles.

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To celebrate freedom and democracy while forgetting America's origins in a slavery economy is patriotism a la carte.

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The Knowledge Rule 2080: From maggots to men, the world is a corner bully. Better you knuckle up and go for yours than have to bow your head and tuck your chain.

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Never forget that we were enslaved in this country longer than we have been free. Never forget that for 250 years black people were born into chains-whole generations followed by more generations who knew nothing but chains.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Born: September 30, 1975 (age 50)

Bio: Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American writer, journalist, and educator. Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he writes about cultural, social and political issues, particularly as they regard African-Americans.

Known for:

Between the World and Me (2015)
The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir (2016)

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