![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She studies the problematic tension between privileged and working-class Black people to challenge the hierarchy within Black communities. In “Black Is Over (Or, Special Black),” McMillan Cottom reflects on the term “Blackness.” She explores how Whiteness defines itself against Blackness. She explores how President Donald Trump was elected after President Barack Obama by studying how White people maintain their power. In “Know Your Whites,” McMillan Cottom analyzes Whiteness. McMillan Cottom uses her own experience of losing a child as an entry point into a larger exploration of structural inequality and how perceptions of incompetence are used against Black women. “Dying to Be Competent” turns to how the expertise of Black women is undermined. “In the Name of Beauty” explores how beauty is linked to “Whiteness.” Beauty is a cultural concept that values White culture at the expense of Black culture. The term “thick” references curvier or plus-size bodies, but it is also a method of sociological inquiry that centers lived experience and extensive description. ![]() The first essay, “Thick,” explores how Black women and girls are understood, treated, and disadvantaged by a society that systematically undervalues Black females. ![]()
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