Ta-Nehisi Coates is a well-known American author and journalist who is most known for his writings on racism and social injustice. He is also sometimes referred to as the generation’s most important black thinker. His breakout book “Between the World and Me,” which was published in 2015 and has now been translated into 19 languages, has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.

He was also nominated for the Phi Beta Kapp 2016 Work Awards and received the National Book Award for Nonfiction for that book. He has three books to his credit: The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power.

He is currently the national correspondent for The Atlantic Magazine, and has previously worked for journals and media such as the Washington City Paper, Village Voice, and New York Times Magazine. Ta Nehisi Coates, who grew up as a comic book lover, is now a writer for Marvel Comics’ Black Panther. The first chapter of Black Panther, released in 2016, sold 253,259 copies, making it the best-selling comic of the year.

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Salary and Net Worth

Coates’ total net worth isn’t publicly disclosed, but as a best-selling author, it’s safe to assume he’s amassed a sizable fortune. In 2017, he sold his $2.1 million Brooklyn Brown state mansion and relocated to Paris. His book “Between World and Me” earned an estimated $30 million in sales globally.

Early Years And Education Of Ta-Nehisi Coates

Coates was born on September 30, 1975, in Baltimore, Maryland, to mother Cheryl Lynn and father William Coates, a former member of the Black Panther Party, Vietnam veteran, and founder of Black Classic Press. Coates’ early writing influences came from his mother, who forced him to write essays on his bad behavior, as well as his father’s job at Black Classic Press, a publishing house that specialized in African-American titles.

CAPTION: Ta-Nehisi Coates with his son Samori(SOURCE: seattletimes.com)

Coates began composing poetry at the age of 17 while attending various institutions in the Baltimore area, including Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He graduated from Woodlawn High School and enrolled at Harvard University in 1993, but dropped out without receiving a diploma.

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Professional Career as a Journalist and Writer

Ta-Nehisi Coates began his writing career by contributing to publications such as Washington Monthly, Philadelphia Weekly, The Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly, Time, and Oprah Magazine. When he began writing a blog for Atlantic magazine’s website, his career took off. His topic of pop cultural trends attracted a large number of followers at the time. “Obama and the Myth of the Black Messiah” (2008), “Fear of a Black President” (2013), and “The Case of Reparations” are some of his most well-known Atlantic Magazine articles (2014). For the years 2013 and 2014, Fear of a Black President and The Case of Reparations won National Award Magazine.

CAPTION: Ta-Nehisi Coates the author and journalist(SOURCE:thehill)

Coates’ first book, “The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood,” was published in 2008. His debut book was not a commercial success, but it received favorable reviews from critics. “Between World and Me,” his second book, became a smash seller and earned the Kirkus Prize and a National Award for nonfiction. The book is based on the contentious topic of white supremacy in American society and how it is constituted. His third book, “We were eight years in power,” is a collection of essays that looks at Barack Obama’s presidency in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election.

Coates has also produced a comic series based on the Marvel superhero “Black Panther” in addition to his non-fiction work.

Personal Life of Ta-Nehisi Coates

Coates is married to Kenyatta Matthews, whom he met at Harvard, and the couple has a son named Samori Maceo Paul Coates. Samouri Ture, a Mande Chief who battled for French colonialism, is the name of his son. His given name, Ta- Nehisi, is derived from the ancient Egyptian word Nubia, which meaning “country along the Nile.”

Coates had 1.5 million Twitter followers before quitting after a public spat with Cornel West, a scholar. Coates presently resides in Paris, but according to speculations, he is preparing to return to New York.