The Message

What if the most dangerous thing we believe... is the story we’ve never questioned? In a sweeping journey across continents and contested histories, Ta-Nehisi Coates unpacks the narratives that shape our world—and how they so often obscure the truth. From the streets of Dakar to the Confederate monuments of South Carolina, and finally to the walls of occupied Palestine, you are invited into three unforgettable essays that challenge the myths we inherit, the policies they justify, and the harm they conceal. Part memoir, part reportage, and wholly illuminating, this book is a call to confront the comforting stories we cling to—and to choose liberation over illusion. If you’re ready to read with your heart open and your mind awake, Coates will take you there.