Early Life and Education
Coleman was born on September 8, 1961 in Washington, DC and raised in Houston, Texas. His father is John B. Coleman, a Houston doctor. As of 2006, the family of Coleman's father had lived in Houston's Third Ward neighborhood for over 100 years.
Coleman graduated from Jack Yates High School in Houston, and the University of Saint Thomas in Houston.
Coleman attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. and in 1990 graduated from the University of St. Thomas cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts. He also completed the Harvard University Senior Executive Program for State and Local Government.
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