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
13th
Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Executive Producer
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Self - Interviewee
Lincoln's Dilemma
Executive Producer
Marvel's Luke Cage
Jelani Cobb
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Self
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
McCarthy
Self
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Filmography
Acting (21)
Movies (14)
Heightened Scrutiny
2025as Self
One Person, One Vote?
2024as Self
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
2022as Self
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022as Self - Reporter
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
2021as Self
America After 9/11
2021as Himself
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
2020as Self
Policing the Police 2020
2020as Self
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020as Self - Interviewee
McCarthy
2020as Self
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
2019as Self - Columbia University
13th
2016as Self
Policing the Police
2016 White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
2010as Self
Television (7)
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024as Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
2021as Self
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020as Self - Author, The Substance of Hope
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016as Jelani Cobb
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self
The Daily Show
1996as Self - Guest
Frontline
1983as Self
Crew (6)
Movies (4)
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