Ta-Nehisi Coates Won't Move Into Brooklyn Home Due to Safety Concerns

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Nice to see print media still pays, I guess.
He also last year wrote a book on the Black experience in the United States, based on his own feelings, called "Between the World and Me", which ended up becoming a major hit.
 
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He's writing the new run of Black Panther for marvel and it's pretty good.

Huh, I thought he was just a journalist and "traditional" writer. Pretty cool to see him crossing over to comics. :D

He also last year wrote a book on the Black experience in the United States, based on his own feelings, called "Between the World and Me", which ended up becoming a major hit.

...And, for those wondering why a black writer and activist who does a lot of talking about things like white privilege and reparations might not want everyone knowing where he lives, and might be paranoid of backlash... :sigh:
 
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He also last year wrote a book on the Black experience in the United States, based on his own feelings, called "Between the World and Me", which ended up becoming a major hit.
Never heard of it or him. Thanks for the context. Doesn't sound like one I'll be putting on my Christmas list though., thh.
 
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Huh, I thought he was just a journalist and "traditional" writer. Pretty cool to see him crossing over to comics. :D



...And, for those wondering why a black writer and activist who does a lot of talking about things like white privilege and reparations might not want everyone knowing where he lives, and might be paranoid of backlash... :sigh:
Well, George Zimmerman IS selling his killing gun...
 
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And, for those wondering why a black writer and activist who does a lot of talking about things like white privilege and reparations might not want everyone knowing where he lives, and might be paranoid of backlash...

Well then I guess he better find a secret bunker in the Rockies.
 
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Well then I guess he better find a secret bunker in the Rockies.
Because an anonymous white male on the Internet is the same as a best-selling African American author discussing contentious issues of race, class and politics.
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Because an anonymous white male on the Internet is the same as a best-selling African American author discussing contentious issues of race, class and politics.
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Your post doesn't make sense in light of the above conversation.
 
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Because an anonymous white male on the Internet is the same as a best-selling African American author discussing contentious issues of race, class and politics.
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Um, you're making me agree with @nightflight, so please stop upsetting me. Short of a fortified bunker somewhere remote, the guy is going to have to deal with people eventually.

Is he really so famous and controversial that standard security precautions won't be enough to keep him safe? If he can afford a multimillion dollar house, he can afford a security service. I really know nothing about the guy, but from what I'm reading here, mayhap he's taking himself just a little too seriously?
 
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Um, you're making me agree with @nightflight, so please stop upsetting me. Short of a fortified bunker somewhere remote, the guy is going to have to deal with people eventually.

Is he really so famous and controversial that standard security precautions won't be enough to keep him safe? If he can afford a multimillion dollar house, he can afford a security service. I really know nothing about the guy, but from what I'm reading here, mayhap he's taking himself just a little too seriously?
Of course he's going to deal with people, but having your private life remain private when you're a person that writes about contentious issues is not asking much. Being able to afford his home does not mean he can afford security service, the cost of living in NY is considerably higher than other parts of the country. Higher salaries do not mean everyone can have extra security.

I think you're mistaking fame with celebrity. Fame is about being well-known, celebrity is about high visibility. Fame does not mean one should accept being a celebrity. One should be able to win awards and do groundbreaking work without forfeiting their privacy, especially if you're not looking for celebrity. He is not an actor, his visibility is not important to his fame (although I think paparazzi should leave actors alone); in any case, actors are not the same as writers. I think the people that shrug their shoulders are thinking this is like posting a story about Brad Pitt, when it's really like posting a story about George Tiller.

It should be no surprise that this story comes from the New York Post (Bill O'Reilly attacking George Tiller comes to mind). The New York Post ran this story because he attacks the social/racial/economic structure of this country, the story is political, not informational.
 
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Huh, I thought he was just a journalist and "traditional" writer. Pretty cool to see him crossing over to comics. :D

It's his first comic and it shows. I want to like it but it's missing something, the dialog feels wooden.
 
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I wish I liked comics, I really enjoy comic book cartoons when I was younger, but I never got on the comic book train.
Well, there's never a time like today to give the hobby a shot again.
Check out: https://www.comixology.com/free-comics?list341_pg=2

Sign up, it's free. The above link is to the "free comics" page. Anything you purchase can be viewed in your browser, in addition and well... much more conveniently if you have a Smartphone/Tablet/Kindle Fire you can download an app and read the comics on those devices. There's no need to worry about small text, the app has a feature called "guided view" it'll show you one frame at a time for easy reading, turning the feature on and off (so that you can zoom you and get a look at the whole page) is as easy as double tapping on the screen.

Comixology was bought out a few years ago by Amazon so if you have an Amazon account you can use that to login to Comixology and it'll already have your payment info.

One of the benefits of the site is you will see comics here that you won't see in your average comic book store. Independent publishers, even self published stuff.
 
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