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Ta-Nehisi Coates Wins National Book Award http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/us/ta-nehisi-coates-wins-national-book-award.html?_r=0
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Ta-Nehisi Coates won the National Book Award for nonfiction Wednesday night for “Between the World and Me,” a visceral, blunt exploration of his experience of being a black man in America, which was published this summer in the middle of a national dialogue about race relations and inequality.
“Every day you turn on the TV and see some kind of violence being directed at black people,” Mr. Coates said in an emotional acceptance speech. “Over and over and over again. And it keeps happening.
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Nov 19 2015, 02:25 PM
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Nov 25 2015, 06:27 PM
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What a small world this is.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Black Panther Comic for MarvelBy GEORGE GENE GUSTINESSEPT. 22, 2015 Ta-Nehisi Coates can be identified in many ways: as a national correspondent for The Atlantic, as an author and, as of this month, as a nominee for the National Book Award’s nonfiction prize. But Mr. Coates also has a not-so-secret identity, as evidenced by some of his Atlantic blog posts and his Twitter feed: Marvel Comics superfan.So it seems only natural that Marvel has asked Mr. Coates to take on a new Black Panther series set to begin next spring. Writing for that comics publisher is a childhood dream that, despite the seeming incongruity, came about thanks to his day job. “The Atlantic is a pretty diverse place in terms of interest, but there are no comics nerds,” besides himself, Mr. Coates said in an interview. His passions intersected in May, during the magazine’s New York Ideas seminar, when he interviewed Sana Amanat, a Marvel editor, about diversity and inclusion in comic books. Ms. Amanat led the creation of the new Ms. Marvel, a teenage Muslim girl living in Jersey City, based on some of her own childhood experiences.“It was a fruitful discussion,” he recalled. After that event, Marvel reached out, paired Mr. Coates with an editor, and discussions about the comic began. The renewed focus on Black Panther is no surprise. Created in 1966, he is the first black superhero and hails from Wakanda, a fictional African country.“He has the baddest costume in comics and is a dude who is smarter and better than everyone,” said Axel Alonso, the editor in chief of Marvel. The character not only adds to the diversity of Marvel’s comics; he will do it for their films too: Black Panther is set to make his big-screen debut next year in “Captain America: Civil War,” followed by a solo feature in 2018.At first glance, it may seem odd for Mr. Coates to write a mainstream superhero comic. He has been lauded for his book “Between the World and Me,” a passionate letter to his son on being black in America. But he does not see anything odd about it. “I don’t experience the stuff I write about as weighty,” he said. “I feel a strong need to express something. The writing usually lifts the weight. I expect to be doing the same thing for Marvel.” “A Nation Under Our Feet,” the yearlong story line written by Mr. Coates and drawn by Brian Stelfreeze, is inspired by the 2003 book of the same title by Steven Hahn. It will find the hero dealing with a violent uprising in his country set off by a superhuman terrorist group called the People. “It’s going to be a story that repositions the Black Panther in the minds of readers,” Mr. Alonso said. “It really moves him forward.” Mr. Coates’s enthusiasm for Marvel started when he was a boy. Marvel was “an intimate part of my childhood and, at this point, part of my adulthood,” he said. “It was mostly through pop culture, through hip-hop, through Dungeons & Dragons and comic books that I acquired much of my vocabulary.”Mr. Coates, 39, began reading comics in the mid-1980s and was introduced to three minority characters: Storm, the leader of the X-Men; Monica Rambeau, who had taken on the name Captain Marvel; and James Rhodes, who was Iron Man. “They were obviously black,” he recalled, but it was not made into a big deal. Still, he said: “I’m sure it meant something to see people who looked like me in comic books. It was this beautiful place that I felt pop culture should look like.” A variant cover of the first issue, also drawn by Brian Stelfreeze, inspired by Jay Z's "The Black Album." Credit Marvel Entertainment Diversity — in characters and creators — is a drumbeat to which the comic book industry is increasingly trying to march. Marvel recently announced the December start of “The Totally Awesome Hulk,” whose title character is Amadeus Cho, a genius Korean-American scientist who will find himself transforming into that emerald behemoth. The book is written by Greg Pak and drawn by Frank Cho, both of whom are Korean-American. (“My wife is Korean, so I scored massive points,” Mr. Alonso said.) Over at DC, Cyborg, who is black, is starring in his own series (and a film in 2020), and Beth Ross is the first female (and teenage) commander in chief in the biting satire “Prez.” This month Image Comics released “Virgil,” a graphic novel by Steve Orlando and J. D. Faith, about a black, gay cop in the not-so-inclusive Kingston, in Jamaica. “Showing different faces under the masks is very important for everyone,” Mr. Alonso said.But it all begins with the quality of the story, and Mr. Coates is ecstatic for the challenge. This writing assignment was not about “trying to please 12-year-old me,” he said. Another inspiration, he added, is the work of Jonathan Hickman on “Secret Wars” and “the depth he’s able to get from characters.” “You don’t come in off the board and come in at that level,” he said of Mr. Hickman’s work. “But it helps to want it to be great. I want to make a great comic. I really, really do.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/books/ta-nehisi-coates-to-write-black-panther-comic-for-marvel.html?_r=0
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Nov 25 2015, 06:28 PM
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Black comic nerds are happy all over.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Writing Black Panther Is the Year’s Biggest Comics NewsBy Abraham Riesman Follow @abrahamjoseph Superhero comics have always invited hyperbole and bombast from fans — and yet I still feel comfortable saying we just got the most significant superhero-comics news of the year. According to the New York Times, Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of America’s most brilliant writers on matters of race (as well as many other topics), will be writing a new series about Black Panther, Marvel Comics’ first and most iconoclastic black superhero. The series will hit stands sometime next spring.A bit of background on Black Panther: He’s a king from a fictional, extremely technologically advanced African nation called Wakanda. He has some slightly mystical powers but mostly relies on his blinding intellect and high-end weaponry. He was co-created in 1966 by comics legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby — oddly enough, before the founding of the Black Panther party just a few months later. He’s remained a staple in Marvel stories ever since, and will be first appearing in cinematic form in next year’s Captain America: Civil War, with a solo movie in 2018.And a bit of background on Coates: He's a giant superhero geek. I spoke with him about caped crusaders for more than two hours earlier this year, and I’ve never encountered an ostensible comics-industry outsider who was so intelligent and insightful about the subject. As of then, he’d never written a comic (though he vaguely alluded to overtures from people within the industry about such a project).So although his fandom was no surprise, this announcement about his foray into the medium sent shock waves through social media. Just a sample of some breathless tweets: There will be countless more joyous outbursts over the next few hours and days. But the importance of this news isn’t just the thrill of a great literary mind entering the comics world. It’s significant because of the awful few months that Marvel has been having with regard to diversity. Once hailed (justifiably!) as a beacon for progressive inclusion in its roster of characters, Marvel has recently come under deep criticism from watchers of the industry for perceived missteps on matters of race.First came the announcement of this fall’s new slate of Marvel series, under the promotional banner of “All-New, All-Different Marvel.” Though the books will have a healthy dose of characters from traditionally marginalized groups (e.g., the current Captain America is still an African-American man, the current Thor is still a woman, the current Ms. Marvel is still a Pakistani-American girl, the titular team in The Ultimates appears to be nearly devoid of white men), the creative teams were heavily weighted toward straight, white men. In a much-lambasted and unintentionally ironic move, there’s even a series starring African-American superhero Blade and his African-American daughter … written and penciled by two white men. (To Marvel’s credit, it then announced some new series with some creators of color: Natacha Bustos is drawing Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Native American artist Jeffrey Veregge is doing cover art for the Native American–starring series Red Wolf, and Korean-American creators Greg Pak and Frank Cho are doing a new Hulk series. But such moves were still dwarfed by the sheer magnitude of criticism.)Making matters worse, Marvel then got into an ongoing imbroglio about its decision to launch a monthlong initiative in which its comics would have limited-edition printings featuring covers that imitate famous hip-hop album artwork. Critics saw it as a big dose of cultural appropriation for a company with so few prominent African-American executives and creators, and Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso was backed into a defensive position, arguing that Marvel and hip-hop have “engaged in dialogue for at least a couple decades” — a claim that influential critic David Brothers rebutted in a much-discussed Tumblr post by saying, “It’s a long monologue, from rap to Marvel, with Marvel never really giving back like it should or could.” Add all that to a controversy about Alonso saying Marvel’s depiction of mythical hero Hercules was decidedly heterosexual, despite past allusions (and Greek myths) to the contrary, and Marvel was having a rough go of it for diversity. There was even a call on leading comics-news site Comics Alliance for a full-on Marvel boycott. (For an even deeper dive into Marvel's rough few months, here's a good write-up from the Daily Dot.) Which leads us to today’s news about the Coates-penned Black Panther. We don’t know how long the series was in development, but it’s certainly a major reversal for Marvel’s optics. Indeed, although other leading publishers like DC and Image have their own laudable pushes on diversity, none of them have the kind of momentousness and crossover potential of this hiring. This isn’t just bringing a writer of color onto a book about a character of color — it’s bringing the leading voice on race in America onto a book about one of the most important characters of color to ever appear in comics. There have been politically charged and progressive stories about the character in the past (most notably, the incredible turn-of-the-millennium run from African-American writer and outspoken anti-racist activist Christopher Priest), but this is a period in superhero history where, more than ever, diversity is a clarion call for fans. Coates is answering the call, and it will be fascinating to see what he has to say.
http://www.vulture.com/2015/09/ta-nehisi-coates-black-panther.html#
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Ta-Nehisi Coates tapped to write new Black Panther series for MarvelBY ANDREA TOWERS • @_ATOWERS MarvelPosted September 22 2015 — 2:49 PM EDT The world will officially meet Black Panther in next year’s Captain America: Civil War, but they’ll also get to read about him in a brand new series…written by none other than Ta-Nehisi Coates. Marvel has announced that the renowned writer and journalist will pen a new series about the Wakanda superhero, set to debut next spring. The news was first reported by The New York Times.The year-long story will be titled “A Nation Under Our Feet” and set Black Panther in his hometown of Wakanda, dealing with an uprising from a terrorist group. Coates will be joined by an as-yet-unnamed artist, with Brian Stelfreeze illustrating the cover art. Stelfreeze also created the recent hip-hop variant cover based on Jay-Z’s “The Black Album.” “It’s going to be a story that repositions the Black Panther in the minds of readers,” Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso tells the Times. “It really moves him forward.” According to the Times, the discussion to bring Coates into the comic world began earlier this year, when he interviewed Marvel’s Director of Content and Character Development Sana Amanat (creator of the acclaimed Ms. Marvel) for a diversity piece, which led to further discussions with Marvel editors. The series will launch as part of the All-New All-Different Marvel initiative, which promises to bring changes and shake-ups with numerous new titles, including an Sam Wilson as Captain America, Kamala Khan as an Avenger, and the recently announced Asian-American Hulk by Greg Pak and Frank Cho.Known as one of the nation’s leading critical thinkers and authors on race and class, Coates plans to bring the same kind of passion to his comic writing. “I don’t experience the stuff I write about as weighty,” Coates, whose recent book Between the World and Me landed on the National Book award nonfiction shortlist, told the Times. “I feel a strong need to express something. The writing usually lifts the weight. I expect to be doing the same thing for Marvel.”
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/22/ta-nehisi-coates-black-panther-marvel
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I guess I have to check this guy out.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Wins National Book Award http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/us/ta-nehisi-coates-wins-national-book-award.html?_r=0- Quote:
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Ta-Nehisi Coates won the National Book Award for nonfiction Wednesday night for “Between the World and Me,” a visceral, blunt exploration of his experience of being a black man in America, which was published this summer in the middle of a national dialogue about race relations and inequality.
“Every day you turn on the TV and see some kind of violence being directed at black people,” Mr. Coates said in an emotional acceptance speech. “Over and over and over again. And it keeps happening.
The sensitivity of black males is far too great and they are far too cunning at drawing on sympathy, because it is not coping to be so fragile over seeing black violence on TV when TV period is predominately violence and apparently because violence sells. The idea of black men being televised in a different light is unreal when in real life black men are as violent as all other men.
The idea that illusions should be cast reflecting them differently will accomplish nothing with violent and excitable behavior. What black men need is not illusions to make them appear a certain way, but to toughen up and become less fragile. Because we cannot pretend our way through the condition we're in, as Bill Cosby well proved.
He lived his life putting on airs of uprightness and pro morality, when he was in fact anything but moral behind the scenes, and all the skeletons in his closet caught up with him in his old age because we cannot pretend our way through life. Life isn't a theatre.
What I'm saying is that I'm tired of listening to black men whining about racism and their imaginary image. They are not the goody two shoes they want to be depicted as on TV nor thought to be in public. I do not support such messages and ideas and don't read or watch such materials.
I tried watching the movie Dear White People on Netflix and couldn't get through even half of it because it was typical black male fragility and whining.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Wins National Book Award http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/us/ta-nehisi-coates-wins-national-book-award.html?_r=0- Quote:
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Ta-Nehisi Coates won the National Book Award for nonfiction Wednesday night for “Between the World and Me,” a visceral, blunt exploration of his experience of being a black man in America, which was published this summer in the middle of a national dialogue about race relations and inequality.
“Every day you turn on the TV and see some kind of violence being directed at black people,” Mr. Coates said in an emotional acceptance speech. “Over and over and over again. And it keeps happening.
What I'm saying is that I'm tired of listening to black men whining about racism and their imaginary image. They are not the goody two shoes they want to be depicted as on TV nor thought to be in public. I do not support such messages and ideas and don't read or watch such materials.

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all we saying... can everybody just leave us alone ?
black male ......everybody`s favorite topic... everybody is an expect on this `problem"
fucking unreal!!!
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Dec 7 2015, 11:47 AM
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- Dec 7 2015, 01:21 AM
I guess I have to check this guy out. please do... keep a open mind
for those who are scratching thier head about `black live matter"
about... trayvon martin going like `am tired of this shit, today am kicking Zimmerman fat ass"
about eric... `am tired of u fuckers hassling me over loose cigarettes"
and for those like utb asking ? wateva happened to the `good negro"
... let`s just say hope can be dangerous.....like as in waiting waiting... waiting
A generation just get tired of seeing and waiting...
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Dec 8 2015, 04:56 PM
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- Dec 7 2015, 01:21 AM
I guess I have to check this guy out. Comic nerds far & wide are eagerly awaiting his Black Panther work for Marvel next year.
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