Archive - essaying

Libra Season Happenings

What I've been up to + upcoming events

Sep 27, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

August 2021

July 2021

Financial Advice for People With Cousins

Getting past the discomfort of talking about money to have a real talk about money

Jul 27, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Speaking of Tenure …

The manifold credentials of Black women, the ultimate “professional professionals.”

Jul 22, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Let’s Talk About Tenure

Black women scholars + Why the institution cannot love you

Jul 20, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

The Very Real Social Problem of Ugly Discrimination

Racial capitalism and beauty + David Brooks and lookism

Jul 15, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

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.

Jul 13, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

My Marriage Ideal (Yes, I Have One)

On bingeing Canadian detective shows + finding the perfect marriage in fiction

Jul 11, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

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

Jul 9, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Cracking the Medical Code

Pelletown signaling + The Everyday Healthcare Tax

Jul 3, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

June 2021

Why I Hate* California

*I don’t hate California per se.

Jun 26, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

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