Thick: And Other Essays
Tressie McMillan Cottom
In eight highly praised treatises on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom transforms narrative moments into analyses of whiteness, black misogyny, and statussignaling as means of survival for black women
Award History
0 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for NonfictionMajor | 2019 | Finalist | Secondary source |
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01 Central figures
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02 Central places
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03 Suggested argument
The essays argue that whiteness, black misogyny, and status signaling operate as survival mechanisms for Black women, revealed by narrative moments across topics like beauty, media, and money.
Model confidence 62%
04 Reading orientation
45 / 100 academicTrade / academic crossover
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 74%.