Wow! We've heard some spinsters in our day but this one is unique. Meet Rutgers University professor Brittney Cooper.
Do President Trump’s policies make me look fat?
That’s the sort of question some black women may be asking themselves, a Rutgers University professor suggested during a recent appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
Although, more accurately, the problem may be the stress and anxiety caused by the policies than the policies themselves, Brittney Cooper, who teaches gender studies at the New Jersey-based university, said on a recent episode of “Black Women OWN the Conversation.”
Research shows black women lose weight more slowly than white women, and the Trump presidency may be exacerbating the situation, Cooper said on the program, according to CampusReform.org.
“We are living in the Trump era,” she said, “and look, those policies kill our people. You can’t get access to good health care, good insurance.