![]() ![]() As with many other cases, Prince looked nothing like the man that was actually wanted, and was a victim of racial profiling.Ĭoates continues past his time at Howard and talks about the birth of his son, to whom the book is addressed. Coates writes at length about how Prince’s life and death as a fellow black man in America impacted Coates. This scenario is one that has been in the news countless times, where people of colour are unfairly targeted and gunned down without thought or sense from police. Prince, a father to an infant daughter and fiancé to Candace Carson, was tracked, shot and killed by a police officer in a case of mistaken identity. He met some impactful people there, including his future wife, Kenyatta Matthews, as well as his friend, Prince Carmen Jones Jr. ![]() In his nonfiction work “Between the World and Me”, Coates writes this book to his then 15 year old son, telling him of Coates’ journey from black boy to black man in America, and the struggles that came along with that.Ĭoates tells his son of how he grew up and went on to attend Howard University. ![]() He is known for writing powerful stories that revolve around people of colour, and how they survive and endure despite the world being set up against them. He is the award winning author of numerous novels, and is also the author of a 50-issue run of the “Black Panther” graphic novel series, as well as writing for the “Captain America” series of Marvel Comics. ![]() I’ve heard the name Ta-Nehisi Coates many times, for many different reasons. ![]()
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