How should people within a black body live free?

What? In the beginning of the part I from Between The World and Me, Coates gives many examples as evidence to prove that the United States is not a perfect country or land like the heaven, it has many problems and racism is one of the most…

My Name is Kunta Kinte, so Don’t Call Me Toby

What: Coates is writing this book to explain what it means to be Black in America, it is written like a letter to his son because he wants his son to understand as he has reached an age when race issues will become more apparent. By “living in a…

The Horror of Black History Month

Coates’ purpose of writing this book was to convey the struggles of being of African American descent during his time. He wrote of a fear filled childhood where beatings were prevalent and oppression was glorified. Coates described: “ Two years later, he beat me for…

The Unanswerable Question isn’t some math problem

Letters are one of the purist art forms. It’s so personal; I think when we write we show ourselves through words. When we talk we can leave things out, we can decide what to say or not say. When we write, we really let go of our inner most…

The Bodily Struggle

Coming to terms with our own bodies has been a struggle for each and every person who has ever exist. “I’m too skinny”, “I’m too fat”, “I’m weak”, “I’m too short”: each one of these examples that are bolded describe the imperfections perceived by the container and/or others. Let’s add one…

Is becoming broken inevitable?

WHAT: “the belief in the preeminence of hue and hair, the notion that these factors can correctly organize a society and that they signify deeper attributes, which are indelible — this is the new idea at the heart of these new people who have been brought up hopelessly…

Black Lives Matter

I think it is so much more powerful that Coates wrote this book as a letter to his son; retelling the history of Blacks. I think he does this in order to show the significance of the realities that people face everyday and the relevance of what African Americans have gone through; they have a rich history…