Ta-Nehisi Coates is an author whose new book is called The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood. Paul Coates is the father mentioned in the title. He’s the founder of Black Classics Press. They joined us to discuss the complexities of coming of age and raising a family in black, urban America. Their real-life story takes place in Baltimore, but could translate easily to many cities around the United States.
Ta-Nehisi has written for numerous publications including The Village Voice, Time, The Nation, NY Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and O. I would recommend his blog as a great place to check out some of his writing. Also, click here for a recent interview Ta-Nehisi did with us focusing largely on the ’08 presidential campaigns.
The running time of this podcast is 49 minutes. The transcript is available below.
