publication date: Monday, November 30, 2015 (part of Winter 2016)

category: Opinion

clue: He never sugar-coats his views on raising black sons in America or paying reparations for slavery.

explanation: Coates was a prominent writer on race. "Coats" was a play on his last name. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Stan Iwanchuk


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