![]() Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams ( Music by Prudence, HBO’s The Apollo) produces via his One Story Up production company. Susan Kelechi Watson ( This Is Us), also a Howard alumna, took part in the staged readings at the Apollo and Washington’s Kennedy Center and will executive produce with Coates and Forbes. ![]() “I’m excited to collaborate again with both Ta-Nehisi and HBO on this important special event, ensuring that the powerful voices in this work, and cry for justice from the Black community, continues to reach a broader audience.”įorbes, a friend of Coates’ since their time together at Howard University, is featured in the book. ![]() “As people across our country continue to speak out about violent, systemic racism and the urgent need for tangible change, Ta-Nehisi’s words resonate as strongly today as they did five years ago,” said Forbes. The narrative also explores Coates’ notion that American society structurally supports white supremacy. ![]() I can think of no one better to put Between the World and Me onscreen and no better home for it than HBO.”īetween the World and Me is written as a letter from Coates to his teenage son and describes the author’s experiences growing up in Baltimore and his growing fear of violence against the Black community. Said Coates, “I’ve been working with Kamilah almost as long as I’ve been a writer. ![]()
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