Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1969-08-21
BirthplaceQueens, New York City, New York, USA
Jelani Cobb
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Jelani Cobb
McCarthy
2020
Filmography
Acting (14)
2025
Heightened Scrutinyas Self
4.5
2024
One Person, One Vote?as Self
5.0
2022
Lies, Politics and Democracyas Self - Reporter
7.0
4.0
2021
America After 9/11as Himself
2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Bidenas Self - Interviewee
7.2
2020
Policing the Police 2020as Self
2020
7.0
2020
McCarthyas Self
8.0
2019
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering Americaas Self - Columbia University
2016
13thas Self
7.8
10.0
Production & Directing (4)
2023
The Riot ReportCo-Producer
8.5
2023
The Riot ReportWriter
8.5
2021
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon ParksExecutive Producer
6.8
2020
Policing the Police 2020Writer