Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Now, Finally, Officially, Forever a Genius
Yesterday, the MacArthur Foundation released the winners of its “Genius” grants for 2015, and among the chemists (William Dichtel), sociologists (Matthew Desmond) and set designers (Mimi Lien) was one Ta-Nehisi Coates, Atlantic writer and author of several acclaimed works in this year alone. For the first time ever, you’re allowed to call Ta-Nehisi Coates a genius.
Coates, along with the 23 other winners, will receive a grant of $625,000 spread out over the next five years. In a phone call with the New York Times, Coates said:
“I wished I could be cool,” Mr. Coates said in a telephone interview. “But you just can’t be cool.”
Okay, but is it cooler than this?
America. Please. read. "Between the world and me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) August 6, 2015
[image via The Atlantic]
