Jelani Cobb

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1969-08-21 (55 years old)

Place of Birth Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As William Jelani Cobb

Jelani Cobb

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.

Known For

Producer

2023
The Riot Report

as Co-Producer

2022
Lincoln's Dilemma

as Executive Producer

Writer

2023
The Riot Report

as Writer