Acting
Jelani Cobb
EN cinema · 16 credits
Born
21 August 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as William Jelani Cobb
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
Filmography
The Riot Report
Co-Producer, Writer
Lies, Politics and Democracy
as Self - Reporter
America After 9/11
as Himself
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Executive Producer
Policing the Police 2020
as Self, Writer
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
as Self - Interviewee
McCarthy
as Self
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
2019
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
as Self - Columbia University
13th
as Self