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Jelani Cobb
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 his…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2025
Heightened Scrutiny
Movie Self
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2024
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
TV show Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
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2024
One Person, One Vote?
Movie Self
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2023
The Riot Report
Movie Co-Producer
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2022
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Movie Self - Reporter
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2022
Lincoln's Dilemma
TV show Executive Producer
- 2022
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2021
America After 9/11
Movie Himself
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2021
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
TV show Self
- 2021
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2021
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Movie Executive Producer
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2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Movie Self - Interviewee
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2020
Policing the Police 2020
Movie Self
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2020
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
Movie Self
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2020
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
TV show Self - Author, The Substance of Hope
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2020
McCarthy
Movie Self
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2019
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Movie Self - Columbia University
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2016
13th
Movie Self
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2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
TV show Jelani Cobb
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2016
Policing the Police
Movie
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self
- 2010
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1996
The Daily Show
TV show Self - Guest
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1983
Frontline
TV show Self
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1947
Meet the Press
TV show Self
