6/23/2023 0 Comments Tressie mcmillan thickShe's thankful, for example, for the generic trashcans her city provides its residents, because, "I am really working on being a socialist black feminist. While the subject matter isn’t light, McMillan Cottom is subtly-and darkly-witty. (There’s also a timely section that discusses the ongoing allegations against R. In eight essays, McMillan Cottom combines rigorous research with candid first-person narrative to explore the politics of black womanhood in the 21 st century, from the staggering stats about maternal mortality to the hesitation among black women and girls to speak out about sexual assault for fear of implicating black men and boys. Her thought-provoking debut essay collection-after last year’s Lower Ed, about the rise of for-profit colleges-is Thick: And Other Essays. Tressie McMillan Cottom is a writer, sociologist and professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (not to mention an excellent Twitter follow).
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