Jelani Cobb

Jelani Cobb

Born: August 21, 1969
in Queens, New York, USA
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.

Movies for Jelani Cobb...

Lies, Politics and Democracy
Title: Lies, Politics and Democracy
Character: reporter
Released: September 6, 2022
Type: Movie
Frontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S. In a two-hour documentary special premiering ahead of the 2022 midterms, Frontline examines how officials fed the public lies about the 2020 presidential election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.
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Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
Title: Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
Released: January 6, 2022
Type: Movie
Reviewing the pursuit of democracy within the U.S. on the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.
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Title: Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Character: Self
Released: August 3, 2021
Type: TV
Six-hour documentary series focused on the President’s personal story and his vision for America, set against the backdrop of the country’s racial history. It traces his own search for identity and his role shaping a more inclusive American identity that has been under attack since he left office. Through the words of some of the people who knew him best, and through some of his sharpest critics, the film ultimately reveals the fallacy of America as a post-racial society, and confronts the work still needed to achieve a more perfect union as the work of a country, not just one man.
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The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Title: The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Character: Self - Interviewee
Released: September 22, 2020
Type: Movie
A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
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Policing the Police 2020
Title: Policing the Police 2020
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 2020
Type: Movie
George Floyd’s killing triggered mass demonstrations nationwide calling for racial justice and police accountability in the United States. In the wake of those protests, New Yorker writer and historian Jelani Cobb returns to a troubled police department he first visited four years ago (Policing the Police) to examine whether reform can work, and how police departments can be held accountable.
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East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
Title: East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
Character: Self
Released: March 24, 2020
Type: Movie
The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with special emphasis on the activism of Eva Davis asserting the rights of the tenants.
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Frontline: America's Great Divide
Title: Frontline: America's Great Divide
Character: Self - Author, The Substance of Hope
Released: January 13, 2020
Type: Movie
A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.
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13th
Title: 13th
Character: Self
Released: October 7, 2016
Type: Movie
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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Title: Marvel's Luke Cage
Character: Jelani Cobb
Released: September 30, 2016
Type: TV
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
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Policing the Police
Title: Policing the Police
Released: June 28, 2016
Type: Movie
George Floyd’s killing triggered mass demonstrations nationwide calling for racial justice and police accountability in the United States. In the wake of those protests, New Yorker writer and historian Jelani Cobb returns to a troubled police department he first visited four years ago (Policing the Police) to examine whether reform can work, and how police departments can be held accountable.
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Title: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2015
Type: TV
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
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White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
Title: White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
Character: Self
Released: September 5, 2010
Type: Movie
Documentary looking at the introduction of the some of the first black superheroes.
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Title: Frontline
Character: Self
Released: January 17, 1983
Type: TV
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.