Jelani Cobb

Actor · Born August 21, 1969 · Queens, 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.

Acted in 2

2010s

2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
Jelani Cobb · 1 episode
71
Policing the Police
Movie

Produced 4

2020s

2023
The Riot Report
Co-Producer
2022
Lincoln's Dilemma
Executive Producer
71
2021
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Executive Producer
63
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Executive Producer
77

Wrote 2

2020s

2023
The Riot Report
Writer
2020
Policing the Police 2020
Writer

Appearances17

2020s

2025
Heightened Scrutiny
Self
2024
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School · 1 episode
60
One Person, One Vote?
Self
2022
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Self - Reporter
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
Self
2021
America After 9/11
Himself
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Self · 3 episodes
63
2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Self - Interviewee
Policing the Police 2020
Self
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
Self
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
Self - Author, The Substance of Hope · 2 episodes
McCarthy
Self