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The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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dinokadich's review against another edition

5.0

Moral clarity

angelinamr's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

In stunning prose as always, Coates writes to inform/educate, reflect upon personal experience, and “reveal truth” through seeking it as a journalist. Reflecting on his time in South Carolina, Senegal, and Palestine, Coates brings to light underlying but necessary connections between the oppressed experiences of Black people (particularly in America and South Africa), Jews, and Palestinians. I learned more about the Israeli occupation of Palestine from this book than any other source so far.

innumber74's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

anthonyyanez20's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

A very personal piece of nonfiction from Ta-Nehisi Coates. Written to his journalism students at Howard, but addressed to all the people, especially young scholars, who are realizing our institutions were not made to benefit or protect us. The Message is a meditation on how racism and oppression affects us all, and how racism and anti-intellectualism has spread both domestically and abroad to justify atrocities since the formation of our nation all the way through the present day, and grows more relevant everyday since its release.