Jelani Cobb
American writer, journalist, and educator; staff writer at The New Yorker, professor and dean at Columbia Journalism School, and author of books on race, politics, and culture (including The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X).
Books
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1. Three Or More Is A Riot
A searing collection of essays and reportage that traces the contours of Black life and American democracy, blending historical analysis, keen political commentary, and personal reflection to explore protest, policing, institutions, and the persistent fight for racial justice. Through examinations of moments from the civil rights era to contemporary movements, the book interrogates how power is wielded and contested, how narratives are shaped by media and politicians, and how everyday acts of resistance reveal the stakes of citizenship. Crisp, erudite, and morally urgent, the pieces illuminate both the structural forces that constrain Black lives and the improvisational strategies communities use to resist, persist, and imagine a more democratic future.
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