jelani cobb and editor david remnick discuss the new yorker's articles on race throughout its history class i am david remnick, editor of the new yorker and thank you for coming to today's talk on a book called "the matter of black lives: writing from the new yorker". it's a new anthology that collects almost a century of reporting, profiles, memoir and criticism from the magazine and i'd like to introduce my coeditor, my colleague and friend jelani cobb. he's been a staff writer since 2015 and writes regal frequently on race, politics, history and culture. he's a renowned teacher of journalism at columbia university and has his phd from rutgers and wrote the introduction to the essential carter commission list which was published recently this year. he and i edited this book together. hold it up for youto see . but i think jelani is going to say if they new yorker had attempted to do such an anthology in the 60s this would be slender in the. the anthology begins with james baldwin and his piece that came to be known as the firenext time . and i just wonder if you could talk about why

i'd like to introduce my coeditor, my colleague and friend, jelani cobb. jelani has been a staff writer at the new yorker since 2015. he writes frequently on race, politics, history, he is a renowned teacher of journalism at columbia university. h yes phd from rectors in history. he co-edited and wrote the introduction to the essential kerner commission her book which was published recently here. jelani and i edited this book together, hold it up for you to see. but i think jelani is going to say if they new yorker had attempted to do such an anthology in the 60s this would be slender in the. the anthology begins with james baldwin and his piece that came to be known as the firenext time . and i just wonder if you could talk about why it begins the book and its central place. >> the other thing i would say about this: is that people are still working out from home and so you can read it but you can also work out with it. >> biceps and triceps. >> dual-purpose year. you know, your piece is so incredible and so insightful and i've come back to that piece man

let's present this panel with a round of jelani cobb and editor david remnick discuss the new yorker's articles on race throughout its history class i am david remnick, editor of the new yorker and thank you for coming to today's talk on a book called "the matter of black lives: writing from the new yorker". it's a new anthology that collects almost a century of reporting, profiles, memoir and criticism from the magazine and i'd like to introduce my coeditor, my colleague and friend jelani cobb. he's been a staff writer since 2015 and writes regal frequently on race, politics, history and culture. he's a renowned teacher of journalism at columbia university and has his p

i'd like to introduce my coeditor, my colleague and friend, jelani cobb. jelani has been a staff writer at the new yorker since 2015. he writes frequently on race, politics,

cobb. he's been a staff writer since 2015 and writes regal frequently on race, politics, history and culture. he's a renowned teacher of journalism at columbia university and has his phd from rutgers and wrote the introduction to the essential carter commission list which

. >> i want to thank my coeditor jelani cobb. this book features everyone from toni morrison to james following to tommy secrets to lots of writers that you read in the magazine every week. i think we're all very proud of those writers and a lot of them are collected here in the class. thank you everyone at the miami book for you for having us and ihope to see you soon . >> every saturday american history tv documents america stories and on sunday but ed brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding comes from these television companies and more including charter communications. >> .. let's begin our conversation today with your latest book, robert e lee, a l

it is a gripping story, thank you sarah you been a wonderful interlocutor, thank you for jo jelani cobb and editor david remnick discuss the new yorker's articles on race throughout its history class i am david remnick, editor of the new yorker and thank you for coming to today's talk