Ta-Nehisi Coates

Published: Oct. 27, 2024, 8 p.m.

\xa0Our guest today is Ta-Nehisi Coates, an outspoken voice on issues of race and racism.\xa0 Coates was catapulted to fame after the publication of his book-length essay \u201cBetween the World and Me\u201d.\xa0 His new book, \u201cThe Message\u201d, features essays that intertwine his first trip to Africa, the banning of his books in South Carolina, and his experiences traveling to Palestine.\xa0 On October 23, 2024, Coates came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco for an on-stage conversation with Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund, an organization committed to equal justice for all inhabitants of Israel.\xa0