Tanya Coke's guest appearances

Tanya Coke

New Books in Literature

New Books Network

Honey Pot by Rose

The Common Magazine

Ron McCabe

James Hadley

Vandana Singh

David Kushner

Sam J. Miller

Sue Prideaux

Maggie Shen King

David R. Slayton

Saumya Roy

Stephen Baxter

Johanna Stoberock

Dar Oakley

Mary Cappello

Jennifer Valenti

Sandra Allen

OwlTail

Tanya Coke is a lawyer, writer, and philanthropy executive at the Ford Foundation. She speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about “Brother Love,” her essay from Issue 19 of The Common magazine. Coke discusses both the beautiful and the difficult parts of writing about her own family, the process of being a writer and an artist, and what it means to helm the Ford Foundation’s Gender, Race &amp; Ethnic Justice division.Tanya Coke is director of the Ford Foundation’s Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice team, focusing on issues of mass incarceration, harsh treatment of immigrants, and gender and reproductive justice. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and USA Today. She is currently working on a graphic novel about race and suburban motherhood.Read “Brother Love” by Tanya Coke at thecommononline.org/brother-love.Find out more about Tanya Coke’s work with the Ford Foundation here. Follow her on Twitter @TanyaCoke.The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at thecommononline.org, and follow us on Twitter @CommonMag.Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter @Public_Emily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Tanya Coke is a lawyer, writer, and philanthropy executive at the Ford Foundation. She speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about “<a href="https://www.thecommononline.org/brother-love/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brother Love</a>,” her essay from Issue 19 of The Common magazine. Coke discusses both the beautiful and the difficult parts of writing about her own family, the process of being a writer and an artist, and what it means to helm the Ford Foundation’s Gender, Race &amp; Ethnic Justice division.Tanya Coke is director of the Ford Foundation’s Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice team, focusing on issues of mass incarceration, harsh treatment of immigrants, and gender and reproductive justice. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/tanya-coke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Atlantic</a>, and USA Today. She is currently working on a graphic novel about race and suburban motherhood.Read “<a href="https://www.thecommononline.org/brother-love/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brother Love</a>” by Tanya Coke at <a href="https://www.thecommononline.org/brother-love/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecommononline.org/brother-love</a>.Find out more about Tanya Coke’s work with the Ford Foundation <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/about/people/tanya-coke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tanyacoke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TanyaCoke</a>.The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at <a href="https://thecommononline.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecommononline.org</a>, and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/CommonMag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@CommonMag</a>.<a href="https://www.emily-everett.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Everett</a> is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Public_Emily" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Public_Emily</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network</a>

Tanya Coke, "Brother Love," The Common Magazine (Spring 2020)

Tanya Coke is a lawyer, writer, and philanthropy executive at the Ford Foundation. She speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about “Brother Love,” her essay from Issue 19 of The Common magazine. Coke discusses both the beautiful and the difficult parts of writing about her own family, the process of being a writer and an artist, and what it means to helm the Ford Foundation’s Gender, Race &amp; Ethnic Justice division.Tanya Coke is director of the Ford Foundation’s Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice team, focusing on issues of mass incarceration, harsh treatment of immigrants, and gender and reproductive justice. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and USA Today. She is currently working on a graphic novel about race and suburban motherhood.Read “Brother Love” by Tanya Coke at thecommononline.org/brother-love.Find out more about Tanya Coke’s work with the Ford Foundation here. Follow her on Twitter @TanyaCoke.The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at thecommononline.org, and follow us on Twitter @CommonMag.Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter @Public_Emily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Tanya Coke is a lawyer, writer, and philanthropy executive at the Ford Foundation. She speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about “<a href="https://www.thecommononline.org/brother-love/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brother Love</a>,” her essay from Issue 19 of The Common magazine. Coke discusses both the beautiful and the difficult parts of writing about her own family, the process of being a writer and an artist, and what it means to helm the Ford Foundation’s Gender, Race &amp; Ethnic Justice division.Tanya Coke is director of the Ford Foundation’s Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice team, focusing on issues of mass incarceration, harsh treatment of immigrants, and gender and reproductive justice. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/tanya-coke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Atlantic</a>, and USA Today. She is currently working on a graphic novel about race and suburban motherhood.Read “<a href="https://www.thecommononline.org/brother-love/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brother Love</a>” by Tanya Coke at <a href="https://www.thecommononline.org/brother-love/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecommononline.org/brother-love</a>.Find out more about Tanya Coke’s work with the Ford Foundation <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/about/people/tanya-coke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tanyacoke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TanyaCoke</a>.The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at <a href="https://thecommononline.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecommononline.org</a>, and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/CommonMag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@CommonMag</a>.<a href="https://www.emily-everett.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Everett</a> is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Public_Emily" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Public_Emily</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature</a>

"Find the thing that either makes your heart break or your heart sing and then get involved." This is Tanya Coke, the Ford Foundation's Director of Racial, Gender, and Ethnic Justice Team. Tanya has her finger on the pulse of social justice at the Ford Foundation as the person who oversees the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars that go to various non-profits, social movements, and brilliant advocates each year. In this conversation we talk about the limits of philanthropy and the social will it will take to solve our countries greatest social inequalities, finding your path and passion, and listening to gut instincts. Most notably, this conversation is about the great potential and promise that this moment has, and how each one of us can aid in the rebuilding of the American engine.    Now Available on Spotify! Instagram: @honeypotbyrose

"Find the thing that either makes your heart break or your heart sing and then get involved." This is Tanya Coke, the Ford Foundation's Director of Racial, Gender, and Ethnic Justice Team. Tanya has her finger on the pulse of social justice at the Ford Foundation as the person who oversees the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars that go to various non-profits, social movements, and brilliant advocates each year. In this conversation we talk about the limits of philanthropy and the social will it will take to solve our countries greatest social inequalities, finding your path and passion, and listening to gut instincts. Most notably, this conversation is about the great potential and promise that this moment has, and how each one of us can aid in the rebuilding of the American engine.  Now Available on Spotify! Instagram: @honeypotbyrose

Tanya Coke, Ford Foundation's Director of Racial, Gender, and Ethnic Justice Team - A Conversation on the Limits of Philanthropy, the Potential of This Moment, and How Each of Us Can Get Involved