Tressie McMillan Cottom

American writer, sociologist, and professor

Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American writer, sociologist, and professor.

Cottom in 2019

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  • The farther away you move from our dominant assumptions about who should have expertise, generally speaking, the more you have to prove that you have a legitimate claim to whatever you're speaking on. For black women that means we're dealing with racist ideas and stereotypes about who's knowledge is valuable, but we're also dealing with gender stereotypes about who should be allowed to speak and to lead…
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