Introductions
Hey all. My name is Ta-Nehisi Coates. I'm a struggling writer (is there any other kind?), novice blogger, the father of a lovely baby boy (he's seven, guess I better stop calling him "a baby."), and an admitted member of the Obama for sainthood cult. Anyway, the great folks here at TPM have invited me to cross-post some of my stuff here. I promise to try to keep the references to Robotech, intelligent swords and Wu-Tang Clan to a minimum. But bear with me, the ghetto nerdiness runs deep in this one.
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Wu-Tang blogging would actually be a welcome addition.
May 12, 2008 2:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
I liked your article about your World of Warcraft addiction. I also used to be a fairly heavy MMORPG player, but I quit cold turkey, cleaned myself up and graduate from culinary school and am now have been MMORPG and in fact ALL gaming free since 2003.
However, lately it seems as I have picked up a new addiction: Politics.
ARGH!
May 12, 2008 2:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, god. WoW. That was a hard addiction to break. But I did break it. And have jumped around other mmorpgs ever since, lol.
May 13, 2008 4:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know times are tough when people with famous bylines are "struggling"! Welcome aboard. If I had to guess, I'd say we're now about to witness the special technique of shadowboxing...
May 12, 2008 2:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Welcome back we look forward to seeing your Tiger style.
May 12, 2008 3:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
I guess I could be considered a 'ghetto nerd' or at least I was born in the ghetto and survived to tell the tale. I saw your post on the video the Atlantic did for your book. I thought it was too cool. I loved the part about your father and his love for books. I am one of those men you spoke about in the video. You are correct, the key is parental involvement in a black (any) child's education.
I remember going to school and my teacher (who was black and she went to my church) was amazed that I could write my name. She asked me to write it with my left and right hand while my classmates watched in amazement. She thought I was showing off when I told her that my mother taught me how to do this trick. I depend too much on my right hand. The memory of having my mother teaching me many skills and that first grade teacher asking me to prove that I could write with both of my hands were critical to my love of learning. Without any financial support--I worked will going to school, these memories propelled me to B.A. in the mid-90s.
May 12, 2008 4:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wu-Tan-fan writer.
May 13, 2008 2:18 AM | Reply | Permalink
Where did the name Ta-Nehisi come from?
May 13, 2008 9:40 AM | Reply | Permalink