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Jelani Cobb

Acting

Born August 21, 1969 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as William Jelani Cobb

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2023

Filmography16 titles

McCarthy

2020as Self

13th

2016as Self

East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

2020as Self

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020as Self - Interviewee

Lies, Politics and Democracy

2022as Self - Reporter

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

2021Executive Producer

Luke Cage

2016as Jelani Cobb

Lincoln's Dilemma

Executive Producer

Frontline

1983as Self

Frontline

as Self

The Daily Show

1996as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

as Self

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates

as Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School

Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America

2021as Self

America After 9/11

2021as Himself