Author Ta-Nehisi Coates is no stranger to controversy. Over a decade ago Coates wrote his thought provoking article in
The Atlantic magazine titled
The Case for Reparations. The article sparked a global conversation and led to Coates testifying in front of congress about reparations. Now Coates is back with a new book of essays, one of which takes on the conflict in the West Bank.
Today on
The Sunday Story host Ayesha Rascoe talks to author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book,
The Message and why some people fear books so much they lead efforts to have them banned.
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