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Libra Season Happenings
What I've been up to + upcoming events
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Sep 27, 2021
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Big News and Big Thanks
I thought about burying the lede to make you really work for it, you know? But, we aren’t that kind of community. It has been announced today that I am…
Lauren Garcia
Aug 12, 2021
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Diddy, Love, and Writing The Near-Present
What I’ve been doing on my summer vacation + writing about pop culture for pop-culture mags and the meaning of the “near-present.”
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Aug 3, 2021
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Financial Advice for People With Cousins
Getting past the discomfort of talking about money to have a real talk about money
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 27, 2021
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Speaking of Tenure …
The manifold credentials of Black women, the ultimate “professional professionals.”
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 22, 2021
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Let’s Talk About Tenure
Black women scholars + Why the institution cannot love you
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 20, 2021
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The Very Real Social Problem of Ugly Discrimination
Racial capitalism and beauty + David Brooks and lookism
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 15, 2021
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The Blind Spots of the White Gaze
Reviewing Savala Nolan's excellent 'Don't Let It Get You Down' in NYTBR + the Black essay is having a moment.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 13, 2021
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My Marriage Ideal (Yes, I Have One)
On bingeing Canadian detective shows + finding the perfect marriage in fiction
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 11, 2021
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Not Married to Marriage Culture
On Black women and the culture of marriage + 'Veil and Vow' by Aneeka Ayanna Henderson + Terry McMillan and the Black publishing boom of the ’90s
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 9, 2021
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Cracking the Medical Code
Pelletown signaling + The Everyday Healthcare Tax
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 3, 2021
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Why I Hate* California
*I don’t hate California per se. I am in L.A. for a few days for a work thing. I will tell y’all about it soon! For now, just know that it was a…
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jun 26, 2021
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