Jelani Cobb

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

21

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-08-21 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Jelani Cobb

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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Frontline

    Frontline

  • Marvel's Luke Cage

    Marvel's Luke Cage

  • Heightened Scrutiny

    Heightened Scrutiny

  • What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates

    What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates

  • 13th

    13th

  • White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books

    White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books

  • America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

    America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

  • Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

    Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

  • The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

    The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

  • Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America

    Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America

  • East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

    East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

  • Lies, Politics and Democracy

    Lies, Politics and Democracy

  • One Person, One Vote?

    One Person, One Vote?

  • Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union

    Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union

  • McCarthy

    McCarthy

  • America After 9/11

    America After 9/11

  • Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America

    Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America

  • Policing the Police

    Policing the Police

  • Policing the Police 2020

    Policing the Police 2020