Between The World and Me Characters are Listed by Chapter

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Characters By Chapter

EDITOR:
Christina Hale

CH	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	DESCRIPTION
1	Ta-Nehisi	Coates	The writer of the letter.
	Renisha	McBride	Shot for seeking help.
	John	Crawford	Shot down for browsing in a department store.
	Tamir	Rice	A 12 year-old boy who was murdered by men in uniform.
	Marlene	Pinnock	Someone's grandmother on the side of a road who was assaulted.
	Michael	Brown	An 18 year-old who was fatally shot.
	Janai		Samori's aunt. Ben's wife.
	Ben		Samori's uncle. Janai's husband.
	Oscar		Ta-Nehisi's uncle.
	David		Ta-Nehisi's uncle.
	Nana Jo		Ta-Nehisi's grandmother.
	Jo Jo		Ta-Nehisi's cousin from Keon.
	Nas		Ta-Nehisi's classmate.
	Malcolm		The first political pragmatist.
			The Mecca - The crossroads of the black diaspora.
	Damani		Samori's uncle. Graduated at Howard University.
	Menelik		Samori's uncle. Graduated at Howard University.
	Kris		Samori's aunt. Graduated at Howard University.
	Kelly		Samori's aunt. Graduated at Howard University.
	Kamilah		Samori's aunt. Graduated at Howard University.
	Chana		Samori's aunt. Graduated at Howard University.
	Charles	Drew	From Howard University.
	Amiri	Baraka	From Howard University.
	Thurgood	Marshall	From Howard University.
	Ossie	Davis	From Howard University.
	Doug	Wilder	From Howard University.
	David	Dinkins	From Howard University.
	Lucille	Clifton	From Howard University.
	Toni	Morrison	From Howard University.
	Kwame	Touré	From Howard University.
	Prince	Carmen Jones	Doctor Jones's son. aka: Rocky.
	Samori		Ta-Nehisi's son.
2	Elmer Clay	Newman	A man killed by PG County Police.
	Gary	Hopkins	Murdered by PG County Police.
	Fredie	McCollum	A blind man beaten by PG County Police.
	Dr. Mable	Jones	Prince's mother.
	Jamal		Samori's aunt's boyfriend.
	Christopher		Samori's cousin.
	Jelani		Ta-Nehisi's friend.
3	Kenyatta		Ta-Nehisi's wife.

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