Shut'em Down breaks down the dynamics of being a black woman in corporate America. The book chronicles the experiences of 20 Black women who have been impacted by racism in the workplace. Dr. Tara Hines-McCoy says, "In the same way we as Black people accuse white Americans of throwing us under the bus, not supporting us in corporate America or any industry, the truth of the matter is we also create and add roadblocks for one another within our own race.