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Tressie McMillan Cottom

American writer, sociologist, and professor

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Updated 2026-06-24

Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American writer, sociologist, and professor. She is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and an affiliate of the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is also an opinion columnist at The New York Times.

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Momentum9.5
Historical5.6
Source confidence55.0
Completeness90.0
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