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In 'The Message,' Ta-Nehisi Coates explores how stories shape reality

Iowa Public Radio | By Caitlin Troutman,
Charity Nebbe
Published October 3, 2024 at 3:04 PM CDT
Ta-Nehisi Coates and the cover of his new book, 'The Message.'
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Random House

In 2015 Ta-Nehisi Coates published a book that became a bestseller, won the National Book Award and changed the national conversation on race. In 2023 that book was removed from an AP Language and Composition Course in South Carolina. Coates went to the next school board meeting in that district, and he writes about that experience and many others in his new book, The Message.

Coates will be in conversation with former Des Moines Register columnist Rekha Basu in Des Moines Oct. 14

Guests:

  • Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of The Message and Between the World and Me
Caitlin Troutman
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from William Jewell College. Since 2022, Troutman has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.
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Charity Nebbe
Charity Nebbe is IPR's 'Talk of Iowa' host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts 'Garden Variety' and 'Unsettled'. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.
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