The Message

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Categories: Literature & Fiction, Politics & Social Sciences

The Message (2024) is a book of essays by Ta-Nehisi Coates about the power of stories and the myths that shape nations and people, framed as advice to his writing students. Coates describes three journeys: to Dakar, Senegal, where he reflects on Africa and the diaspora; to Columbia, South Carolina, where a school district sought to ban one of his books; and to Israel and the occupied West Bank, the longest section.

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