Coleman Hughes
American writer and podcaster
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| 2024 | Published the book 'The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America', arguing for a political approach that consciously disregards race in policy-making and individual treatment. |
| 2023 | Publicly stated he has only ever voted for Democrats, while expressing a 'quite fierce dislike of both parties'. |
| April 2023 | Delivered a TED Talk in Vancouver, Canada defending the concept of racial color blindness, which sparked internal controversy at TED with leadership and the 'Black@TED' employee group attempting to prevent its release. |
| April 2023 | Engaged in a moderated debate with Jamelle Bouie following his TED Talk, where they discussed perspectives on race neutrality in personal interactions and public policy. |
| January 2022 | Released a music video for his rap track 'Blasphemy' on YouTube. |
| 2021 | Hughes began releasing rap singles on YouTube and Spotify under the moniker COLDXMAN. |
| 2020 | Voted for Joe Biden in the United States presidential election. |
| 2020 | Graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. |
| December 2020 | Hughes was listed on the Forbes 30-under-30 list for 2021 in the Media category. |
| September 2020 | Stéphanie Chayet from Le Monde identified Hughes as one of four 'anti-conformists of anti-racism' alongside Glenn Loury, Thomas Chatterton Williams, and John McWhorter. |
| May 2020 | Became a fellow of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and a contributing editor of their City Journal. |
| February 2020 | Debated Julianne Malveaux on iHeartRadio's Munk Debates regarding the topic of slavery reparations. |
| 2019 | Nick Gillespie from Reason magazine noted Hughes as a prolific and insightful commentator on race and class in the United States. |
| June 19 2019 | Testified before a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on reparations for slavery, arguing against the campaign and proposing alternative approaches to addressing racial inequities. |
| 2018 | Megan McArdle of The Washington Post recognized Hughes as a significant young thinker while he was an undergraduate at Columbia University. |
| 2014 | Selected as a United States Presidential Scholar, recognizing his academic achievements during high school at Newark Academy. |
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