Tour Schedule
Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 7:30pm ET
The Apollo Theater, Harlem, NY
In conversation with Ayman Mohyeldin
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Wednesday October 2, 2024 7pm
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore, MD [*SOLD OUT*]
In conversation with Tom Hall
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Monday October 7, 2024 7:30pm
Buxton Books and Charleston Gaillard Center
at Charleston Gaillard Center
Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 7:00pm
Books & Books at Adrienne Arsht Center
Miami, FL
In conversation with Leonard Pitts, Jr.
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 7:30pm
Buxton Books at Charleston Galliard Center
at Charleston Gaillard Center
In conversation with Dr. Tonya Matthews
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Monday October 14, 2024 6:30pm
Beaverdale Books
at Franklin Event Center
Des Moines, IA
In conversation with Rekha Basu
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 7:30pm
Chicago Humanities Festival
Chicago, IL
In conversation with Eve L. Ewing and Rami Nashashibi
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Tuesday October 22, 2024 7:30pm
Literary Arts at The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland, OR
In conversation with Omar El Akkad
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Wednesday October 23, 2024 7:30pm
City Arts & Lectures at Sydney Goldstein Theater
San Francisco, CA
In conversation with Daniel Sokatch
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Sunday, October 27, 2024, 4:00pm
Live Talks LA at Robert Frost Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA
In conversation with Sam Fragoso
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Monday, October 28, 2024 7:00pm
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books at Girard College
Philadelphia, PA
Friday, November 15, 2024 7:00PM CT
Baldwin & Co. at Xavier University’s Convocation Center
New Orleans, LA
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Monday November 18, 2024 7:30pm
Inprint at Cullen Theater, Wortham Center
Houston, TX
In conversation with Kiese Laymon
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Past Events
Friday October 6 – Sunday October 9, 2023
The Intersection Festival
The Apollo Theater, Harlem, NY
Thursday – October 19, 2023
12:30 PM
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA
Friday – October 27, 2023 – Sandusky, OH
7:30 PM
Lange Trust 50th Anniversary
Address: TBA
Friday – November 3, 2023
5:00 PM
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY
Wednesday – November 8, 2023
5:30
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Detroit, MI
Friday – February 2, 2024
7:00 PM
Earlham College
Richmond, IN
Monday March 18, 2024
7:30 PM
Denver Post Community Foundation’s Pen & Podium Series
Denver, CO
Tuesday – October 3, 2017 – New York, NY
6:00 PM
One World Imprint Launch with Ta-Nehisi Coates
Tishman Auditorium: 63 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003
Wednesday – October 4, 2017 – Brooklyn, NY
7:30 PM
Greenlight Bookstore and The Atlantic: Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg
Kings Theatre: 1027 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Monday October 9 2017 – Washington, DC
7:00 PM
Sankofa Books: Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Kojo Nnamdi
The Metropolitan AME Church: 1518 M St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Tuesday – October 10, 2017 – Washington, DC
7:30 PM
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The Atlantic: Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Michele Norris
Heritage Hall: 1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560
Monday – October 16, 2017 – Chicago, IL
Chicago Humanities Festival: Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Krista Tippett
Rockefeller Chapel: 5850 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Tuesday October 17 2018 – Chicago, IL
7:00 PM
Family Action Network (FAN): Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Natalie Moore
Francis W. Parker School: 335 W. Webster St, Chicago, IL 60614
Wednesday – October 18, 2017 – Chicago, IL
The Erikson Institute presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Alex Kotlowitz at Erikson’s annual luncheon event.
RSVP Required
The Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton Place, Chicago, IL
Wednesday – October 18, 2017 – Chicago, IL
7:00 PM
Family Action Network (FAN): Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Marcus Campbell, Ph.D.
Evanston Township High School: 1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Wednesday – November 1, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA
6:00 PM
University of Pennsylvania Center of Africana Studies: Presents an evening with Ta-Nehisi Coates
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts: 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Thursday – November 2, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA
7:30 PM
Free Library of Philadelphia: Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Tamala Edwards
Free Library: 1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Sunday – November 5, 2017 – Seattle, WA
7:40 PM
Seattle Arts & Lectures: Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Ruth Dickey
Benaroya Hall: 200 University St, Seattle, WA 98101
Monday – November 6, 2017 – Los Angeles, CA
7:30 PM
Eso Won and Writers Bloc: Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Karen Grigsby Bates
Willshire Ebell Theatre: 4401 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Wednesday – November 8, 2017 – San Francisco, CA
7:30 PM
City Arts & Lectures: Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Alexis Madrigal
Nourse Theatre: 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Saturday – November 11, 2017 – Portland, OR
12:00 PM
Wordstock Book Festival Presents Ta-Nehisi Coates
Portland Art Museum: 1219 SW Park Ave Portland, OR 97205
Saturday – March 10, 2018 – Austin, TX
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
SXSW – Convergence Keynote
AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER BALLROOM D: 500 E Cesar Chavez
Thursday – May 17, 2018 – Baltimore, MD
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Baltimore Museum of Art
Tuesday, July 24 2018 – Washington, D.C.
9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
DC Public Schools Summer Leadership Institute
Thursday – July 26, 2018 – New York City, NY
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP: Citywide Diversity Reception
Saturday – August 25, 2018 – Honolulu, Hawaii
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Honolulu Museum of Art
Wednesday, August 29 and Thursday, August 30 – Melbourne, Australia
Schedule TBC
Melbourne Writer’s Festival
Sunday – September 2 – Sydney, Australia
6:30 – 7:30 PM
Antidote Festival
Thursday – Sept 20, 2018 – Hempstead, NY
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Hofstra University’s Signature Event
Tuesday – November 6 – Burlington, VT
5:00 – 6:00 PM
University of Vermont
Thursday – November 8, 2018 – North Adams, Massachusetts
Schedule TBC
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Michael S. and Kitty Dukakis Public Policy Lecture Series/ MCLA’s First Year Experience Program
Wednesday – November 28, 2018 – Princeton, New Jersey
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Princeton University – Richardson Auditorium, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
Thursday – December 13, 2018 – Copley Place, Massachusetts
9:30 – 10:30 AM
New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NAESC) Annual Meeting and Conference: Leading Change
Monday – December 17, 2018 – San Francisco, California
7:00 – 8:00 PM
JCCSF
Friday – January 18, 2019 – Westin New York at Times Square
9:30 am
Chamber Music America
Wednesday – February 13, 2019 – Ohio State University
7:00 PM
Mershon Auditorium, 1875 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43210
https://ehe.osu.edu/events/distinguished-diversity-lecture-ta-nehisi-coates/
Monday – September 23, 2019 – New York, NY
7:00 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates In Conversation: The Water Dancer
The Apollo Theater: 253 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027
https://www.apollotheater.org/event/tanehisi-coates-water-dancer/
Friday – August 02, 2019 – Cooperstown, NY
4:00 PM
Glimmerglass Festival
PO Box 191, 7300 State Highway 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326
Tuesday – September 24th, 2019 – Brooklyn, NY
8:00 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates Presents The Water Dancer
Kings Theatre: 1027 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226
http://www.kingstheatre.com/calendar/ta-nehisi-coates-presents-the-water-dancer/
Wednesday – September 25th, 2019 8:00 PM– Philadelphia, PA
Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with David Blight
The Free Library of Philadelphia
Irvine Auditorium | 3401 Spruce St.
https://libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/authorevents/index.cfm?id=90680
Thursday – September 26th & Friday- September 27th, 2019 – Washington D.C.
Lincoln Theater
Friday – October 4th, 2019 – Chicago, IL
Evanston Township High School
Tuesday – October 2nd, 2019 – Chicago, IL
University of Illinois at Chicago
Monday – October 7, 2019 – Boise, ID
8:00 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates In Conversation With Mitchell S. Jackson
Morrison Center: 2201 W Cesar Chavez Ln Boise, ID 83725
https://www.thecabinidaho.org/event/ta-nehisi-coates-in-conversation-with-mitchell-s-jackson/
Tuesday – October 8, 2019 – Kansas City, KS
Instructional Coaching Group
https://instructionalcoaching.eventsmart.com/events/teaching-learning-coaching-conference-2019/
Thursday – October 10th, 2019 – Baltimore, MD
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
https://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/150056E9E808392B?dma_id=224
Monday – October 14th & Tuesday- October 15th, 2019 – San Francisco, CA
7:30 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates In Conversation With Chris Jackson
Sydney Goldstein Theater: 247 Oak Street San Francisco, CA 94102
Thursday – October 17th, 2019 – Los Angeles, CA
7:30 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates In Conversation With Ryan Coogler
Co-presented with Eso Won Books and Chevalier’s Books
West Angeles Cathedral
3600 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Sunday, October 20th, 2019 – Seattle, WA
7:30 PM
A Conversation With Ta-Nehisi Coates
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
https://lectures.org/event/a-conversation-with-ta-nehisi-coates-2/
Monday, October 21st, 2019 – Portland, OR
7:30 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates In Conversation
Arlene Schnitzer Concerts Hall: 111 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205
https://www.portland5.com/arlene-schnitzer-concert-hall/events/ta-nehisi-coates-conversation
Friday, October 25th 2019 – Richmond, VA
The American Civil War Museum
Saturday, October 26th, 2019 – Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Convention Center
Color of Education 2019 Statewide Racial Equity Summit featuring Ta-Nehisi Coates in-conversation with Adriane Lentz-Smith.
Tuesday, October 29th 2019 – Houston, TX
7:30 PM
Inprint Ta-Nehisi Coates Reading
Cullen Performance Hall, University of Houston: 4300 University Drive Houston, TX 77204
https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-ta-nehisi-coates-reading/
Wednesday, October 30 – New Orleans, LA
7:00 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation
Octavia Books, New Orleans
Temple Sinai | 6227 St. Charles Ave
https://www.octaviabooks.com/event/ta-nehisi-coates-water-dancer
Monday, November 4th, 2019 – Miami, FL
Knights Concert Hall: Miami Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 – Nashville, TN
6:15 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates
James K. Polk Theater
https://www.tpac.org/event/2019-11-06-to-2019-11-06-ta-nehisi-coates/
Tuesday, November 5th 2019 – Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Symphony Hall
https://www.acappellabooks.com/pages/events/497/ta-nehisi-coates-the-water-dancer
Monday, November 18th, 2019 – Boston, MA
7:30 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer Book Tour
Chevalier Theater: 30 Forest St. Medford, MA 02155
Wednesday, November 20st, 2019 – New Haven, CT
7:00 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates Presents The Water Dancer
Shubert Theater: 247 College Street New Haven, CT 06510
https://www.rjjulia.com/event/ta-nehisi-coates-presents-water-dancer
Thursday, November 21st, 2019 – New York, NY
7:00 PM
Thalia Book Club: Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
Peter Jay Sharp Theater: Upper Level =, 2537 Broadway New York, NY 10025
Wednesday – June 7, 2023 – Atlanta, GA
6:30 PM
A National Reparations Conference
Address: TBA
Monday, December 18 – Washington, DC
7:30 PM
Sixth & I and The Atlantic: Presents an evening with Ta-Nehisi Coates
6th & I: 600 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001
https://www.sixthandi.org/event/ta-nehisi-coates-2/