Jelani Cobb
Aug 21, 1969 (55 years old) in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
William Jelani Cobb is an American writer, author and educator. The Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, Cobb was previously an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, from 2012 to 2016.
Known For

Marvel's Luke Cage
Jelani Cobb

13th
Self

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School

Frontline: America's Great Divide
Self - Author, The Substance of Hope

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Self - Interviewee

McCarthy
Self

Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Self - Columbia University
Credits
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Heightened Scrutiny 2025Self★ 8
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Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School★ 5.3
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Self★ 5
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Self - Reporter★ 7
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Self★ 4
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Self★ 5.8
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Self★ NR
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Self - Interviewee★ 7.2
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Self★ NR
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Self★ 7.5
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Self - Author, The Substance of Hope★ 8.2
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McCarthy 2020Self★ 8
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Self - Columbia University★ NR
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13th 2016Self★ 7.9
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Marvel's Luke Cage 2016Jelani Cobb★ 6.9
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Policing the Police 2016★ NR