Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ upcoming first novel is a piece of fiction set in the world of the Underground Railroad.

Higher-education institutions are acknowledging their histories of slavery and discrimination.

Hear what former prisoner Shaka Senghor, who was incarcerated for 19 years and now directs strategy for the bipartisan initiative #cut50, has to say about President Barack Obama’s recent pledge to end solitary confinement for juveniles and low-level offenders.

Landrieu and Coates are both eager to address this issue, but they each had very different ideas about the nature of the problem and how it could be resolved.

Journalist Alex Kotlowitz interviewed at the 2014 Washington Ideas Forum.

Athletes demand more respect than they once did, says Ta-Nehisi Coates. Fans are more likely to see actions through the eyes of players.

Has America’s racial destiny been fulfilled with the election of the nation’s first black president?