
Acting · 56 years old
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.

Heightened Scrutiny
Self

McCarthy
Self

13th
Self

East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
Self

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Self - Interviewee

Lies, Politics and Democracy
Self - Reporter

Marvel's Luke Cage
Jelani Cobb

Frontline
Self

The Daily Show
Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Self

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School

One Person, One Vote?
Self

Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
Self

Policing the Police 2020
Self

Policing the Police

America After 9/11
Himself

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
Self - Author, The Substance of Hope