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anna perez — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:47:55 -0000

Most heartfelt congrats to one of the messengers. More, more, more!

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metricpenny — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:21:56 -0000

Congratulations, yo!!

(That last part is a result of me catching up on The Wire. I never watched while it was airing. Right now I'm on season 1, episode 8. The drug dealing brothas sho like ending every utterance with that 2 letter word. And I find it pretty cool. LOL!)

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Padraig — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:01:43 -0000

Gratz, TNC. From one gamer to another.

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Gully — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:17:32 -0000

Congrats! and I hope you don't think less of me but I got the Kindle edition... I'm tired of moving boxes of books :)

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Ta-Nehisi Coates — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:01:42 -0000

Tioga Parkway. Right across the street from Mondawmin.

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CLR — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:00:36 -0000

The book is available in paperback, at least online. I just ordered it today, along with the Eyal Press book.

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Amrita — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:57:27 -0000

Tsk, all that and you still never carved a backwards B in Pittsburgh.

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sv — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:22:52 -0000

bid = jail time?

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keith — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:02:38 -0000

Very much deserved!!!

Any chance I can get you to get a beef going ala Snoop at The Source Awards.

Maybe get you to say something like, "What, ya'll aint got no love for the Atlantic, ya'll ain't got no love for T-Dog???"

...as you snarl at John McWhorter

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rikyrah — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:49:53 -0000

Congratulations, Coates.

You crack me up with your checklist.

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asl — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:09:04 -0000

Congratulations on a well-deserved honor. Maybe you got there because of some of those things you checked!

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James — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:06:47 -0000

Does anyone remember the Boondocks episode (Season 1) when R. Kelly's lawyer mentions the NAACP Image award? You should bring this up in your acceptance speech!

Congrats on the nod!

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KT — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:03:57 -0000

Total congratulations. I haven't gotten the book yet, because I keep forgetting to add it to orders, but it's going in the queue for the next time around.

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tiffanyinhouston — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:51:58 -0000

Congratulations! For what it's worth the NAACP does try to recognize excellence amongst the peoples (except R Kelly) and your words are excellent!!

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Malik — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:44:12 -0000

What block in B'more did you grow up on?

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Cash — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:27:46 -0000

Irregardless of all the checks, congratulations.

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Angela — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:24:53 -0000

Congrats!

Oh and I put part of your defense of "conversate" in my facebook status last night. Never received so many nasty messages in one day... it seems the black college crowd still ain't havin it.

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Kristen — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:20:11 -0000

Congrats, TNC!!!

Is the book in paperback yet? If so, I'm headed to Barnes & Noble today. (Sorry, man....no room on my shelves for all those hardbacks.)

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Pesto — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:18:32 -0000

Congratulations, Ta-Nehisi! Good work is its own reward, but it's also rewarding to be recognized for it.

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leo — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:32:32 -0000

Mr. Coates,

You'll be the HNIT any day now.

Congrats!

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shani-o — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:32:16 -0000

LMAO. You *really* got the respectable negroes in a tizzy this week.

Congrats... but you realize you can't accept the award without first thanking the "big man up there," while pounding your chest and then pointing upward.

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DougEMI — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:26:20 -0000

Congrats, and it is very well deserved. Funny thing is than when the Academy Awards are announced, I will have seen none of the Best Picture nominees, but I can say I read the book that was a finalist for a Image Award for the NAACP.

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Amitav — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:22:29 -0000

Congratulations! Good for the NAACP too.

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gaucho — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:20:48 -0000

Congrats! I'm sure the other nominees are worthy, but you can leave the trash talking to us so you can keep your nose clean. :)

Got the book as an Xmas present--looking forward to reading it.

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Rob — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:18:14 -0000

TNC, Congrats to you. Don't know why you think you wouldn't even be in the running, much less receiving the Image award. Not to kiss your a$$ but, I read an article you wrote in Essence several years ago (think it was the first) about you and your partner and your decisions about having your beloved child and not wanting to get married. I was totally taken with it and your way of expressing yourself in words. It stuck with me, often wondered what had become of you. Glad to see you are getting some props, even if it is the NAACP image award- maybe I'll update my membership.