Ta-Nehisi Coates, author portrait
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Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, We Were Eight Years in Power, The Water Dancer, and Between the World and Me, which won the National Book Award in 2015. He is the recipient of a National Magazine Award and a MacArthur Fellowship. He is currently the Sterling Brown endowed chair at Howard University in the English department.
Between the World and Me
The Message
The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults)
The Water Dancer
We Were Eight Years in Power
The Beautiful Struggle

Books

Between the World and Me
The Message
The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults)
The Water Dancer
We Were Eight Years in Power
The Beautiful Struggle

Books for Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month this February, we are highlighting essential fiction and nonfiction for students, teachers, and parents to share and discuss this month and beyond. Join Penguin Random House Education in celebrating the contributions of Black authors and illustrators by exploring the titles here: BLACK HISTORY – MIDDLE SCHOOL BLACK HISTORY –

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