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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
as Self
2022
Lies, Politics and Democracy
as Self - Reporter
2022
White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
as Self
2010
Policing the Police 2020
as Self
2020
13th
as Self
2016
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
as Self
2020
Policing the Police
2016
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
as Self - Interviewee
2020
One Person, One Vote?
as Self
2024
Heightened Scrutiny
as Self
2025
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
as Self
2021
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
as Self - Columbia University
2019
McCarthy
as Self
2020
America After 9/11
as Himself
2021
TV Appearances
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Jelani Cobb
2016
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
as Self
2021
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Frontline
as Self
1983
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
as Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
2024
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
as Self - Author, The Substance of Hope
2020