THE MESSAGE written and read by Ta-Nehisi Coates

In three connected essays of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ THE MESSAGE, the author reflects on his past and present experiences and his own writings as he travels to three different locales. Travels to Dakar and Senegal have him examine his lifetime of imagining about this faraway continent. In Columbia, South Carolina his vantage point is the banning of his book in which he views and experiences the backlash to a brief time of enlightenment. In Palestine, he views the clash of the national story told by Israel and the truths he sees. In his writing and his reading, Coates shows his master of narratives—of understand their truths and underpinnings and for creating a narrative that speaks directly to readers’ and listeners’ hearts.  You can find out more about this book and the audio in the purchase link below.