The city of Baltimore is not a safe place to live. Baltimore has lots of criminal activity every day. In this story, it's all about a father raising an intellectual son who became a huge success while growing up in the streets of Baltimore.
As I was reading the memoir, Ta-Nehisi Coates refers to his father as the “Black Panther” I was wondering why he referred to him as the “Black Panther”? As mentioned above, this story is about how Ta-Nehisi Coate’s father raised him. You might be wondering, “why would Ta-Nehisi Coates write a story about that?” It is hard to live in Baltimore. Even today! Willaim Paul Coates (the Father) had to make sure that Ta-Nehisi would stay on the right track in his life. He had to make sure that Ta-Nehisi would get an education, stay away from gang violence, and make sure that Ta-Nehisi understands that he is a black man and no one should ever treat him poorly just because of his skin. I think the theme of this story is “an obstacle for success.” William had to make sure his son would be safe and that he graduates. It was dangerous for Ta-Nehisi to walk outside. Walking outside in Baltimore carries the risk of being shot or murdered. Ta-Nehisi Coates is a writer who graduated from Howard University. He wrote many books and he is currently writing Marvel’s Black Panther Comics. “He thrashed wildly, kicked his legs. How could this sight, him helpless on the ground, pinned in a one5 sox be poetry? I was a boy like all boys, selfish in my own particular way. What I could not understand was something that seemed elemental to everyone else around me--- that a kid who lost his heart was worthy of nothing” Ta - Nehesi Coates
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June 2021
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