The modern feminist movement, with Gloria Steinem as its face, could be said was focused primarily on white women’s rights. Black feminist author and assistant professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University Tressie McMillan Cottom, who was a finalist for a 2019 National Book Award, joined host Krys Boyd in October to talk about her exploration of black women’s space in culture, affluence, beauty and power. Her book is called “Thick: And Other Essays.”