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I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one’s standard should be consistent. – Ta-Nehisi Coates. ‘White America’ is a syndicate arrayed to protect its exclusive power to dominate and control our bodies. – Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Ta-Nehisi Coates. >. Quotes. > Quotable Quote. (?) “But race is the child of racism, not the father. And the process of naming 'the people' has never been a matter of genealogy and physiognomy so much as one of hierarchy. Difference in hue and hair is old. But belief in the preeminence of hue and hair, the belief that these factors can ...
Jul 5, 2015 · In 1863 it did not mean your mother or your grandmother, and it did not mean you and me. As for now, it must be said that the elevation of the belief in being white was not achieved through wine ...
Aug 22, 2018 · Here are Ten Quotes from Between The World And Me: 1. [Euro-Americans] believe in the reality of “race” as a defined, indubitable feature of the natural world. Racism — the need to ascribe bone-deep features to people and then humiliate and reduce them — inevitably follows from this inalterable condition.
May 27, 2014 · In a 15,000 word essay for The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates, national correspondent for the magazine, describes generations of government-directed or sanctioned efforts to deprive black people of ...
May 30, 2024 · Ta-Nehisi Coates (born September 30, 1975, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) is known for his essays and journalism exploring contemporary race relations in the United States, most notably in his book Between the World and Me (2015), which won the National Book Award for nonfiction. He also wrote compelling, award-winning articles on topics such as ...
This quotation is from Part I, page 52, where Coates discusses attending Howard University. After spending innumerable days in the library trying to find answers to all his questions, he realizes that his questions cannot be answered at all. The process of learning, more often than not, just leads to more questions, theories, and opinions.
