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.

Jelani Cobb

Acting Born August 21, 1969 Queens, New York City, 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.

Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

The Daily Show

Self - Guest

Frontline

Self

Meet the Press

Self

Marvel's Luke Cage

Jelani Cobb

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates

Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Self

13th

Self

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

Self - Author, The Substance of Hope

Heightened Scrutiny

Self

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

Self - Interviewee

Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America

Self - Columbia University