W. Paul Coates

CTL-E-0749 · Person · 1972-present

Verified evidence grade of this record

Founder of Black Classic Press (1978); former Baltimore Black Panther chapter leader; prison-literacy organizer; 2024 National Book Foundation Literarian Award recipient.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-132; source research type(s): Person.

Sources

Wikipedia (Black Classic Press; Paul Coates); Publishers Weekly, 2024
Publishers Weekly, 2024; Wikipedia
Publishers Weekly, 2024-09

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