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Tag Archives: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Prospects
A destitute family with no prospects moves, hoping for a better life. The son, just back from prison for manslaughter, rejoins them. They meet up with other destitute families all in the same boat—poverty, starvation, bad luck. When police kill … Continue reading
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Tagged John Steinbeck, St. Louis, Ta-Nehisi Coates, the 30s, The Grapes of Wrath, Tom Joad, white privilege
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The Lucky Bastard Tribe
Racial divide depends on slotting: White is white, black is black, Latin is Latin, Indian is Indian, Asian is Asian. Except, all of that is demonstrably false. There is one human species. If this disappoints you, a member of the … Continue reading
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Tagged European, James Baldwin, racism, Saul Bellow, Ta-Nehisi Coates
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