TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM is a celebrated cultural critic, an esteemed sociologist, and award-winning writer of phenomenal breadth. In this engaging moderated conversation, Dr. Cottom explores today’s most pressing issues including politics, technology, beauty, media, and more, with an essential lens – balancing sharp insights with humor – making for an impactful and unforgettable event for audiences of all kinds.

Leading sociologist TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM is frequently called on to consult with global brands and leverage data-driven and research-based approaches to create meaningful narratives, unify corporate identities, and drive innovative decision-making. Dr. Cottom is able to bring issues of race, gender, and class together in dynamic conversation, providing CEOs and C-Suite leaders important and essential ways to understand what is happening in their workplaces and how their brands are performing in the marketplace. This talk can be programmed as a keynote, fireside chat conversation, or as a consultancy to ensure maximum impact for your organization.

Celebrated sociologist and author TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM offers key insights into the current state of politics, and how Black women are shaping the future of the American Democratic project. From defining social movements, to how our identities influence our electoral choices, Dr. Cottom’s profound analysis makes for a dynamic, relevant, and memorable talk.

MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow and award-winning author TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM is in demand for her thrilling analysis of how pop culture, politics, and policy that are in the headlines and at the heart of the zeitgeist. In this imagination-expanding moderated conversation, Dr. Cottom uses personal history, her background in social science, and her gifts for humor and storytelling to offer a wide-ranging yet accessible view of the essential factors impacting current discourse.

For trenchant cultural critic and leading sociologist TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM, the most pressing conversation about the ever-evolving role of technology in our culture is how people use it, how it shapes our lives, and how it inevitably reproduces inequality – from changing access to higher education to making the labor market more unequal. In this potent conversation, Dr. Cottom untangles the threads, offering personal and empirical insights that shift our thinking and spark innovation.

Sociologist and award-winning author TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM delves into the Black maternal experience of healthcare in this resonant and eye-opening talk. Drawing from one of the most impactful essays in her book Thick: And Other Essays, Dr. Cottom weaves together her personal experience with irrefutable data in an urgent analysis of the healthcare system in the U.S. and how it impacts Black women throughout their lives and most critically, during maternity and into motherhood.