Jelani Cobb appears in the following:
'Lincoln’s Dilemma' Premiers on Apple TV+
Friday, February 18, 2022
The new docuseries "Lincoln’s Dilemma" shines a new light on the 16th president and his decisions during the Civil War.
Jelani Cobb on The Kerner Commission Report
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Jelanni Cobb talks about his new edition of the 1968 Kerner Commission Report and why he finds it still essential reading.
Jelani Cobb Asks 'Whose Vote Counts?'
Monday, October 19, 2020
Jelani Cobb explains voter disenfranchisement and the history of election-related violence in the US.
This Is a Test
Monday, September 09, 2019
The current clashes over the New York City school system, which has been undergoing reform since its founding, are shot through with questions of race and equity.
No Going Back
Monday, July 22, 2019
Last week, the President wasn’t just attacking four congresswomen of color; he was reanimating ideas whose prevalence wreaked havoc in the nation’s past.
Celebrating One Year of Tanzina Vega: A Live Takeaway Broadcast
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
The Takeaway broadcasts live from The Greene Space to mark Tanzina Vega's one-year anniversary, with a look at three gaps at the core of the show's mission: wealth, truth, and empathy.
American Exiles in East Africa (Part 2)
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Two married Black Panthers fled the U.S., fearing a setup by the police. In exile, in Tanzania, they resumed the Party’s community-building mission.
American Exiles in East Africa (Part 2)
Friday, March 08, 2019
Two married Black Panthers fled the U.S., fearing a setup by the police. In exile, in Tanzania, they resumed the Party’s community-building mission.
American Exiles in East Africa
Friday, March 01, 2019
Two married Black Panthers fled the country, fearing a setup by police. In exile, in Tanzania, they began to resume their mission, building a community far from home.
House Cleaning
Monday, February 11, 2019
H.R. 1 is an ambitious set of responses to the most pressing challenges facing American democracy, almost all of which were brought into sharper focus by the 2016 election.
'Say Her Name,' Columbia Journalism Review on Race & Journalism
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
Kate Davis & David Heilbroner on "Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland." Jelani Cobb & Kyle Pope on the Columbia Journalism Review’s special issue about race & journalism.
Not Every Vote Counts
Monday, October 22, 2018
In "Not Every Vote Counts," Jelani Cobb writes about voter-suppression tactics in the age of Trump.
Jelani Cobb on Shifting Leadership Voices
Friday, August 31, 2018
Conversations about race are perhaps more honest than they have been in decades, but how does talk translate to a shift in behavior?
Smelling the Coffee
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
What’s most crucial isn’t whether a company can diminish bias among its employees. It’s the acknowledgment that bias is so pervasive it has to try.
The Eights | 1948 and the Start of the Civil Rights Movement
Tuesday, May 08, 2018
Housing segregation, desegregation in the military, and more.
Death of a King
Monday, April 02, 2018
In "Death of a King," Jelani Cobb writes about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and what it means on the 50th Anniversary of his assassination.
State of the Resistance
Tuesday, February 06, 2018
In "State of the Resistance," Jelani Cobb writes about the opposition to President Trump.
2017: How Sports and Politics Collided
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
2017 was a historic year for activism in sports. Today, The Takeaway looks back at some of the key moments in athletic protest from the past year.