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Ta-Nahisi Coates is a respected and acknowledged author, journalist, and public speaker. His dad, William Paul Coates, was an important figure for black authors everywhere and even leaded a chapter of the black panther party in the late 1960's and early 70's.

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This article from Coates explores his thoughts on the newest X-Men movie at the time. He praises the movie for the topics it faces but he can't help but want more. He feels as if having two white guys save the day doesn't really fit the message and overall theme of the film.

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Historical Context of X-Men: First Class

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Historical Context of X-Men: First Class

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The movie he is referring to in the article takes place in the 1960's. This decade started with John. F Kennedy becoming president in 1960. It was also a pivotal time for the civil rights movement. This movement started when four black students sat down at a Greensboro bar and refused to leave. It took the American government until 1964 to do something and pass the civil rights act. Segregation becoming illegal did not get rid of racism however. This led to black leaders taking a more militant perspective, such as Malcolm X.

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Coates grew up with a father who cared deeply and fought for the rights and voices of black Americans. During his formative years he read a lot of his dad's work, forming his beliefs along with the way he thinks. When he was writing this article he mentioned he was seeing the movie with his own son. This affected his thoughts on the film because he wants to share the same thoughts his dad shared with him, with his son. So he feels as if the movie could have done a better job portraying the struggle.

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After reading this article it made me realize something. Watching these movies and reading these comics as a kid, I didn't see race at all. I would only see good guys fighting bad guys. Of course I realize the meaning of the story now, but this rang home Coate's message for me. If kids can't decipher/understand the message then what is the point of having it. All thought it's not only kids watching this movie, a lot of them are. And I think they should be able to understand and ponder the message by themselves. I believe his purpose was to share his thoughts and persuade other filmmakers to rethink their stories.

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1. Coates was born in Baltimore, Maryland September 30th, 1975.
2. He wrote a black panther comic series and a captain America series for marvel.
3. In total he has wrote 4 books, 1 being a novel
4. His book "Between the world and me" won the 2015 national book award for nonfiction and was made into a tv special documentary.
5. He is currently working on "America in the king years" which is a tv documentary about life in America during the civil rights movement.
6. It was reported that he was hired to write a script for a new Superman movie by DC Films.
7. His name is derived from the Egyptian language for "nubia" which was one of the earliest African civilizations.
8. He has been a journalist for several publications including the Washington Paper, The Philadelphia weekly, and Time magazine.
9. His blog was featured on Time's best blogs of 2011 list.
10. He attended Howard university and left after 5 years, being the only one in his family without a college degree.

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https://ta-nehisicoates.com/

https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?
author_name=W.+Paul+Coates

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/opinion/09coates.html

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3045189/

https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ta-nehisi-coates/

https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/1960s-history

https://www.adl.org/education/resources/backgrounders/civil-rights-movement