Arts & Lectures presents free event with Ta-Nehisi Coates for grad students

UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) presents groundbreaking author Ta-Nehisi Coates as part of its acclaimed Race to Justice virtual series.

Drawing comparisons to James Baldwin and hailed by the late Toni Morrison as "required reading," MacArthur Fellow Ta-Nehisi Coates has emerged as one of our most vital public intellectuals. He is the author of the National Book Award-winning Between the World and Me, as well as the acclaimed bestsellers Beautiful Struggle and We Were Eight Years in Power. His first novel, The Water Dancer, was released in September 2019. Coates is a distinguished writer in residence at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and was a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he wrote about culture, politics and social issues. He is also the current author of the Marvel comics The Black Panther and Captain America. HBO released an adaptation of Between the World and Me in the fall featuring an all-star cast including Oprah Winfrey and Angela Bassett that incorporates documentary footage from the actors' home life, archival footage and animation.

When: Tuesday, Jan. 12 / 5 p.m. Pacific / Virtual (ticket holders will be able to replay this event for one week)
Cost: $10 General Public and FREE for UCSB Students (registration required)
*Register here*