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William Jelani Cobb

William Jelani Cobb

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born August 21, 1969 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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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.

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Meet the Artist: W. Kamau Bell on "We Need to Talk About Cosby"

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Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union | Official Preview | PBS

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East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story | Official Trailer | PBS

Filmography

Actor

46

Type

Year

The American Experiment Poster

The American Experiment Mini-Series2026Self - Dean, Columbia Journalism School

Heightened Scrutiny Poster

Heightened Scrutiny Feature Film2025Self

One Person, One Vote? Poster

One Person, One Vote? Feature Film2024Self

The Beat with Ari Melber Poster

The Beat with Ari Melber TV Series2024Self

Alex Wagner Tonight Poster

Alex Wagner Tonight TV Series2022Self

Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love TV Series2022Self

Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union Poster

Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union Feature Film2022Self

We Need to Talk About Cosby Poster

We Need to Talk About Cosby Mini-Series2022Self

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks Poster

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks Feature Film2021Self

CBS Mornings Poster

CBS Mornings TV Series2021Self

Fight the Power: The Protests That Changed America Poster

Fight the Power: The Protests That Changed America TV Movie2021Self

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union Poster

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union TV Series2021Self

East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story Poster

East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story Documentary2020Self

McCarthy Poster

McCarthy TV Movie2020Self - Interviewee

The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross Poster

The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross TV Series2020Self

The ReidOut Poster

The ReidOut TV Series2020Self

The Week with Joshua Johnson Poster

The Week with Joshua Johnson TV Series2020Self

Velshi TV Series2020Self

Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America Poster

Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America Documentary2019Self - Columbia University

Who Killed Malcolm X? Poster

Who Killed Malcolm X? Mini-Series2019Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker

The Beat with Ari Melber Poster

The Beat with Ari Melber TV Series2017Self

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper Poster

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper TV Series2017Self

Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama Poster

Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama Documentary2017Professor, Columbia University

13th Documentary2016Self - Professor of African-American Studies, University of Connecticut

A.M. Joy Poster

A.M. Joy TV Series2016Self

Luke Cage Poster

Luke Cage TV Series2016Self

Queen Sugar Poster

Queen Sugar TV Series2016Dr. Jelani Cobb

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso TV Series2016Self

The 11th Hour Poster

The 11th Hour TV Series2016Self - COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL INCOMING DEAN

America After Ferguson Poster

America After Ferguson TV Special2014Self - Professor of History, UConn

All in with Chris Hayes Poster

All in with Chris Hayes TV Series2013Self - Guest

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Poster

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Mini-Series2013Self - Historian

Melissa Harris-Perry Poster

Melissa Harris-Perry TV Series2012Self - Guest

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton Poster

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton TV Series2011Self

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell Poster

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell TV Series2010Self

White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books Poster

White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books Documentary2010Self

Murder in Black & White Poster

Murder in Black & White TV Series2008Self

Morning Joe Poster

Morning Joe TV Series2007Self

Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes Poster

Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes Documentary2006Self

Real Time with Bill Maher Poster

Real Time with Bill Maher TV Series2003Self - Guest

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999Self

MSNBC Live Poster

MSNBC Live TV Series1996Self - Guest

The Daily Show Poster

The Daily Show TV Series1996Self

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983Self

20/20 TV Series1978Self

Meet the Press Poster

Meet the Press TV Series1947Self

Producer

4

Type

Year

Lincoln's Dilemma Poster

Lincoln's Dilemma TV Series2022

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks Poster

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks Feature Film2021

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union Poster

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union TV Series2021

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983

Thanks

3

Type

Year

Breaking the Deadlock Poster

Breaking the Deadlock TV Series2025

Detroit Feature Film2017

Murder in Black & White Poster

Murder in Black & White TV Series2008

Writer

1

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983

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