Bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss his new book about how the stories we tell, and the ones we don’t, shape our realities. They also unpack the jaw-dropping CBS interview that followed the book’s release, and our elusive search as a people to see the humanity in others.
Oct 2024
Ta-Nehisi Coates on complexity, clarity, and truth.
How important is complexity? At The Gray Area, we value understanding the details. We revel in complexity. But does our desire to understand that complexity sometimes over-complicate an issue?
Journalist and bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates thinks so.
This week on The Gray Are ... Show More
1h 9m
Oct 2024
Ta-Nehisi Coates Talks to Mehdi About Israel, Palestine, and Apartheid
In this week's episode of Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by award-winning author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates to discuss his new book 'The Message', what it took for him to publish a book critical of Israel at a time like this, and what he says that makes Mehdi "feel seen." ... Show More
21m 25s