Jelani Cobb

Jelani Cobb

Acting
Born 1969-08-21Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies (14)

13th
7.8

13th

2016Movie7.8
Heightened Scrutiny
4.5

Heightened Scrutiny

2025Movie4.5
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
4.0

Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union

2022Movie4.0
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America

Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America

2019Movie
McCarthy
8.0

McCarthy

2020Movie8.0
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
7.2

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020Movie7.2
White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
8.0

White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books

2010Movie8.0
One Person, One Vote?
5.0

One Person, One Vote?

2024Movie5.0
America After 9/11

America After 9/11

2021Movie
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America

Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America

2021Movie
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
7.0

East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

2020Movie7.0
Policing the Police
10.0

Policing the Police

2016Movie10.0
Lies, Politics and Democracy
7.0

Lies, Politics and Democracy

2022Movie7.0
Policing the Police 2020

Policing the Police 2020

2020Movie

TV Shows (8)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
Meet the Press
4.6

Meet the Press

1947Series4.6
Frontline
6.5

Frontline

1983Series6.5
Marvel's Luke Cage
6.9

Marvel's Luke Cage

2016Series6.9
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
5.4

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates

2024Series5.4
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

2020Series
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
5.3

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

2021Series5.3