Jelani Cobb
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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as SelfAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's...
Movie pageFrontline: America's Great Divide
as Self - Author, The Substance of HopeA deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency...
Movie pageThe Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
as Self - IntervieweeA look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where...
Movie pageEast Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
as SelfThe history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived...
Movie pagePreserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
as uncreditedReviewing the pursuit of democracy within the U.S. on the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.
Movie pageLies, Politics and Democracy
as reporterFrontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made...
Movie pagePolicing the Police
as uncreditedA look inside the Newark Police Department in New Jersey, one of many troubled forces in...
Movie pageThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as SelfStephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...
TV Show pageThe Daily Show
as SelfThe World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
TV Show pageMarvel's Luke Cage
as Jelani CobbGiven superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes...
TV Show pageFrontline
as SelfSince it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a...
TV Show pageObama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
as SelfSix-hour documentary series focused on the President’s personal story and his vision for...
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