Jelani Cobb

Personal Info

Birthday

August 21, 1969

(55 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

William Jelani Cobb

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.

Known For

Marvel's Luke Cage

Filmography

2025
Heightened Scrutiny
as Self
2024
One Person, One Vote?
as Self
2022
Lies, Politics and Democracy
as Self - Reporter
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
as Self
2021
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
as Self
2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
as Self - Interviewee
Policing the Police 2020
as Self
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
as Self
McCarthy
as Self
2019
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
as Self - Columbia University
2016
13th
as Self
2010
White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
as Self