Jelani Cobb
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 21, 1969
- Birthplace
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Heightened Scrutiny 2025
as Self
One Person, One Vote? 2024
as Self
The Riot Report 2023
Co-Producer, Writer
Lies, Politics and Democracy 2022
as Self - Reporter
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union 2022
as Self
America After 9/11 2021
as Himself
- Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America 2021
as Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 2021
Executive Producer
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden 2020
as Self - Interviewee
Policing the Police 2020 2020
as Self, Writer
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story 2020
as Self
McCarthy 2020
as Self
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America 2019
as Self - Columbia University
13th 2016
as Self
Policing the Police 2016
Actor
- White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books 2010
as Self
Credits from TMDB.