Jelani Cobb

Jelani Cobb

Nacimiento : 1969-08-21, Queens, New York, USA

Historia

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.

Perfil

Jelani Cobb

Películas

Lies, Politics and Democracy
reporter
Frontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S. In a two-hour documentary special premiering ahead of the 2022 midterms, Frontline examines how officials fed the public lies about the 2020 presidential election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
Reviewing the pursuit of democracy within the U.S. on the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Executive Producer
Este documental narra la carrera estelar del hombre renacentista Gordon Parks desde el fotógrafo del personal de la revista LIFE, pasando por su desarrollo artístico fotografiando a los estadounidenses comunes, hasta su evolución como novelista y cineasta innovador.
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Self - Interviewee
A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
Self
The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with special emphasis on the activism of Eva Davis asserting the rights of the tenants.
Frontline: America's Great Divide
Self - Author, The Substance of Hope
A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.
Enmienda XIII
Self
Una mirada en profundidad al sistema carcelario en los Estados Unidos y cómo revela la historia de la nación de la desigualdad racial.
Policing the Police
A look inside the Newark Police Department in New Jersey, one of many troubled forces in America. Writer and historian Jelani Cobb examines allegations of police abuses and the challenge of fixing a broken relationship with the community