Jelani Cobb
Acting
Born 1969-08-21
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
Popular credits
Marvel's Luke Cage
Jelani Cobb
13th
Self
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Frontline
Self
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Self - Interviewee
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Self
McCarthy
Self
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Self - Reporter
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
Self
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
Self
White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
Self
One Person, One Vote?
Self
Heightened Scrutiny
Self
Policing the Police 2020
Self
Policing the Police
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
Self
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Self - Columbia University
America After 9/11
Himself