Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 21, 1969
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
24 titles
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
Filmography
Heightened Scrutiny
Self
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
One Person, One Vote?
Self
The Riot Report
Co-Producer
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Self - Reporter
Lincoln's Dilemma
Executive Producer
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
Self
America After 9/11
Himself
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Self
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Executive Producer
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Self - Interviewee
Policing the Police 2020
Self
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
Self
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
Self - Author, The Substance of Hope
McCarthy
Self
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Self - Columbia University
13th
Self
Marvel's Luke Cage
Jelani Cobb
Policing the Police
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
Self
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Frontline
Self