Jelani Cobb
@jelaniya.bsky.social
your new neighbor from your old neighborhood. dean. writer. left-hander & occasional photographer. known to frequent the new yorker and columbia journalism school.
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QPL’s Culture Connection is honored to host this in-depth virtual conversation with authors @jelaniya.bsky.social, @astille.bsky.social, and David Shoemaker!
Join us on Wednesday, November 5 at 5PM.
www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/cul...
Join us on Wednesday, November 5 at 5PM.
www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/cul...
November 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
QPL’s Culture Connection is honored to host this in-depth virtual conversation with authors @jelaniya.bsky.social, @astille.bsky.social, and David Shoemaker!
Join us on Wednesday, November 5 at 5PM.
www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/cul...
Join us on Wednesday, November 5 at 5PM.
www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/cul...
Great LOCAL NEWS election coverage from Columbia Journalism School students. Check out the latest on the races that affect you most: cjspolitics.substack.com
Columbia Journalism Politics and Elections | Juan Manuel Benítez | Substack
Student reporting and analysis on politics, elections and civic engagement. Click to read Columbia Journalism Politics and Elections, a Substack publication. Launched 5 days ago.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Great LOCAL NEWS election coverage from Columbia Journalism School students. Check out the latest on the races that affect you most: cjspolitics.substack.com
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1. “Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?” @jelaniya.bsky.social, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social, @jackshafer.bsky.social, @maxtani.bsky.social
"The journalists here differ in . . . how they interpret threats against press freedom in the US . . ."
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"The journalists here differ in . . . how they interpret threats against press freedom in the US . . ."
harpers.org/archive/2025...
Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
harpers.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
1. “Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?” @jelaniya.bsky.social, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social, @jackshafer.bsky.social, @maxtani.bsky.social
"The journalists here differ in . . . how they interpret threats against press freedom in the US . . ."
harpers.org/archive/2025...
"The journalists here differ in . . . how they interpret threats against press freedom in the US . . ."
harpers.org/archive/2025...
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This week @jelaniya.bsky.social drops in to talk about Abraham Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's film, and how the man is remembered in black communities. Find the new episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert and Jelani's new book below.
October 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This week @jelaniya.bsky.social drops in to talk about Abraham Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's film, and how the man is remembered in black communities. Find the new episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert and Jelani's new book below.
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And find @jelaniya.bsky.social new book here or wherever you get your books: amzn.to/48UFBqf
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025 [Cobb, Jelani] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025
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October 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
And find @jelaniya.bsky.social new book here or wherever you get your books: amzn.to/48UFBqf
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“If you look at the decline of trust in American institutions, it is overwhelmingly connected to the dynamics of local relationships.”
@jelaniya.bsky.social in the Harper’s Forum on establishment media’s crisis of trust.
@jelaniya.bsky.social in the Harper’s Forum on establishment media’s crisis of trust.
Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
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October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“If you look at the decline of trust in American institutions, it is overwhelmingly connected to the dynamics of local relationships.”
@jelaniya.bsky.social in the Harper’s Forum on establishment media’s crisis of trust.
@jelaniya.bsky.social in the Harper’s Forum on establishment media’s crisis of trust.
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I spoke to @jelaniya.bsky.social about Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, the promise of Barack Obama, and the greatest Patrick Swayze movie ever made.
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Jelani Cobb talks about Steven Spielberg's Lincoln
October 30, 2025
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October 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I spoke to @jelaniya.bsky.social about Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, the promise of Barack Obama, and the greatest Patrick Swayze movie ever made.
jasonherbert.substack.com/p/jelani-cob...
jasonherbert.substack.com/p/jelani-cob...
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The Black Lives Matter movement. America’s first Black president. The election of Trump. A resurgence of white nationalism.
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Black Lives Matter movement. America’s first Black president. The election of Trump. A resurgence of white nationalism.
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
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Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed? Watch “Op-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, & moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline 🗃️
Op-Ed Writing for Historians: How to Pitch, Write, Revise, and Get Your Ideas to the Public
YouTube video by American Historical Association
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October 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed? Watch “Op-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, & moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline 🗃️
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In the Harper’s Forum, Jelani Cobb (@jelaniya.bsky.social), Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz.bsky.social), Jack Shafer (@jackshafer.bsky.social) and Max Tani (@maxtani.bsky.social) dissect establishment media’s credibility crisis.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
harpers.org/archive/2025...
Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
harpers.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In the Harper’s Forum, Jelani Cobb (@jelaniya.bsky.social), Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz.bsky.social), Jack Shafer (@jackshafer.bsky.social) and Max Tani (@maxtani.bsky.social) dissect establishment media’s credibility crisis.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
harpers.org/archive/2025...
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How tRump pivoted from ‘What will you do for me?’ to ‘What will you do to people who I don’t like?’ @jelaniya.bsky.social #Pinks
Writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
Writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
‘Indecency has become a new hallmark’: writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America
In a new essay collection, the dean of Columbia University’s graduate school of journalism makes a compelling argument that everything is connected and nothing is inevitable about racial justice or de...
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October 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
How tRump pivoted from ‘What will you do for me?’ to ‘What will you do to people who I don’t like?’ @jelaniya.bsky.social #Pinks
Writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
Writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
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Fantastic piece on @jelaniya.bsky.social in @theguardian.com.
“The Trump campaign in 24 was much more contingent upon the question of: ‘What will you do to people who I don’t like?’"
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
“The Trump campaign in 24 was much more contingent upon the question of: ‘What will you do to people who I don’t like?’"
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
‘Indecency has become a new hallmark’: writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America
In a new essay collection, the dean of Columbia University’s graduate school of journalism makes a compelling argument that everything is connected and nothing is inevitable about racial justice or de...
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fantastic piece on @jelaniya.bsky.social in @theguardian.com.
“The Trump campaign in 24 was much more contingent upon the question of: ‘What will you do to people who I don’t like?’"
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
“The Trump campaign in 24 was much more contingent upon the question of: ‘What will you do to people who I don’t like?’"
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
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New Yorker staff writer @jelaniya.bsky.social
joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new essay collection, Three or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025.
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joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new essay collection, Three or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025.
@literaryhub.bsky.social
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Jelani Cobb on Race, Politics, and the ‘Trayvon Martin Generation’
New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new essay collection, Three or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025. Cobb re…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New Yorker staff writer @jelaniya.bsky.social
joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new essay collection, Three or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025.
@literaryhub.bsky.social
lithub.com/jelani-cobb-...
joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new essay collection, Three or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025.
@literaryhub.bsky.social
lithub.com/jelani-cobb-...
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Attended a very interesting and insightful talk with @jelaniya.bsky.social launching his newest book: “Three or More is a Riot” with Salamishah Tillet at the Center of Brooklyn History. Thanks for hosting @bklynlibrary.bsky.social!
October 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Attended a very interesting and insightful talk with @jelaniya.bsky.social launching his newest book: “Three or More is a Riot” with Salamishah Tillet at the Center of Brooklyn History. Thanks for hosting @bklynlibrary.bsky.social!
Still stunned by D’Angelo’s departure. Grateful for the brilliant musical legacy he bequeathed to us. I thought it worth re-posting this meditation on black music and black mortality. www.newyorker.com/news/daily-c...
Hip-Hop at Fifty: An Elegy
A generation is still dying younger than it should—this time, of “natural causes.”
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October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Still stunned by D’Angelo’s departure. Grateful for the brilliant musical legacy he bequeathed to us. I thought it worth re-posting this meditation on black music and black mortality. www.newyorker.com/news/daily-c...
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‼️ On today's @msignorile.bsky.social Show ‼️
@mjsdc.bsky.social of @slate.com
@markpocan.bsky.social
@jelaniya.bsky.social
🔊Listen Here:
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Give us your calls at: 866-997-4748
@mjsdc.bsky.social of @slate.com
@markpocan.bsky.social
@jelaniya.bsky.social
🔊Listen Here:
siriusxm.us/Signorile
Give us your calls at: 866-997-4748
October 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
‼️ On today's @msignorile.bsky.social Show ‼️
@mjsdc.bsky.social of @slate.com
@markpocan.bsky.social
@jelaniya.bsky.social
🔊Listen Here:
siriusxm.us/Signorile
Give us your calls at: 866-997-4748
@mjsdc.bsky.social of @slate.com
@markpocan.bsky.social
@jelaniya.bsky.social
🔊Listen Here:
siriusxm.us/Signorile
Give us your calls at: 866-997-4748
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On Oct 15 1:30pm ET, join @columbiajournalism.bsky.social Dean @jelaniya.bsky.social & @climate.columbia.edu Dean Alexis Abramson for Truth, Trust, & the Climate Beat, a virtual conversation on communicating the science of climate change with clarity & depth: www.climate.columbia.edu/events/deans...
October 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
On Oct 15 1:30pm ET, join @columbiajournalism.bsky.social Dean @jelaniya.bsky.social & @climate.columbia.edu Dean Alexis Abramson for Truth, Trust, & the Climate Beat, a virtual conversation on communicating the science of climate change with clarity & depth: www.climate.columbia.edu/events/deans...
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New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social
A 25 for 25 double feature:
@jelaniya.bsky.social on the Future of Journalism School
@edsbs.bsky.social on the Weird Internet
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A 25 for 25 double feature:
@jelaniya.bsky.social on the Future of Journalism School
@edsbs.bsky.social on the Weird Internet
open.spotify.com/episode/3PIU...
A 25 for 25 Double Feature: Dean Jelani Cobb on the Future of J-School. Plus, Spencer Hall on “Weird Internet.”
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October 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social
A 25 for 25 double feature:
@jelaniya.bsky.social on the Future of Journalism School
@edsbs.bsky.social on the Weird Internet
open.spotify.com/episode/3PIU...
A 25 for 25 double feature:
@jelaniya.bsky.social on the Future of Journalism School
@edsbs.bsky.social on the Weird Internet
open.spotify.com/episode/3PIU...
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
September 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
September 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Dropping on October 14th.
September 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Dropping on October 14th.
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@jelaniya.bsky.social What a pleasure to watch Sinners and then read J Cobb’s profile of Ryan Coogler. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Ryan Coogler’s Road to “Sinners”
The film represents a departure for the “Black Panther” director, and a creative risk; it grapples with ideas about music, race, family, religion—and vampires.
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September 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
@jelaniya.bsky.social What a pleasure to watch Sinners and then read J Cobb’s profile of Ryan Coogler. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed? Watch “Op-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, and moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline 🗃️
Op-Ed Writing for Historians: How to Pitch, Write, Revise, and Get Your Ideas to the Public
YouTube video by American Historical Association
youtu.be
August 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed? Watch “Op-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, and moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline 🗃️
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Happy to announce that my next book, a collection of my work at the New Yorker, will hit shelves on October 14th. More information about events to come shortly!
Happy to announce that my next book, a collection of my work at the New Yorker, will hit shelves on October 14th. More information about events to come shortly!
Three or More Is a Riot by Jelani Cobb: 9780593978207 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
From one of the definitive journalists of this era -- acclaimed historian, Pulitzer finalist, staff writer at the New Yorker, and dean of Columbia Journalism School--comes a kaleidoscopic, real-time....
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August 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779593...
Happy to announce that my next book, a collection of my work at the New Yorker, will hit shelves on October 14th. More information about events to come shortly!
Happy to announce that my next book, a collection of my work at the New Yorker, will hit shelves on October 14th. More information about events to come shortly!