Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau. It is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being Black in the United States. Coates recapitulates American history and explains to his son the "racist violence that has been woven into American culture." Coates draws from an abridged, autobiographical account of his youth in Baltimore, detailing the
ISBN: 9781410485847
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Sunny Hostin
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book list View source ↗"Since it can’t be done in 140 characters might I suggest two books just to start with - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, and Between the World and Me written by Ta-Nehisi Coates."
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DeRay Mckesson
Activism & Nonprofits"A must-read."
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Linda Sarsour
Activism & Nonprofits"A MUST READ."
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Jack Dorsey
Technology"One of the books that had a major influence on me."
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Bob Iger
Business & Entrepreneurship"Bob Iger told Variety this book was on his Reading List."
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Cal Fussman
Media & Journalism"It’s a letter to his son about being a black male in America. I think it is required reading."
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Barack Obama
Politics & Government"Barack Obama's "2016 Summer Reading List."
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Jon Stewart
Comedy"A wonderful, challenging read."
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Jay-Z
Music"America. Please. read."
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Mark Manson
Content Creator"A love letter, not just to [the author's] son, but to black people and even the United States, in the truest sense of the genre."
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