Dr. Miles was featured in a publication from the Illinois News Bureau on her research
June 30, 2025
A photo of Dr. Brittney Miles. She wears a light tan head wrap and blazer

Sociology assistant professor Dr. Brittney Miles was recently featured in a piece from the Illinois News Bureau, "Black women’s beauty, fashion choices intertwined with Black history, politics." In the article, she discusses the ongoing history of Black women's beauty practices as political acts of resistance and advocacy for social change, as well as her own research into Black beauty, girlhood, and embodiment.

Dr. Miles' paper, "Capturing Black beauty: Ontological beauty through photo-elicitation," is available here.