Ta-Nehisi Coates On His Obligation To This Moment

Award winning author, essayist and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, joins Errin to discuss his new book, The Message, his views on the purpose of journalism, the unique position Black journalists have in America, and what he makes of the current political moment.

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