Black males who refuse categorization are rare, for the price of visibility in the contemporary world of white supremacy is that black… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
For black folks, the camera provided a means to document a reality that could, if necessary, be packed, stored, moved from place… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The notion that black folks have nothing to learn from scholarship that may reflect racial or racist biases is dangerous. It promotes… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
If Black women stand strong and our commitment is to ending domination I know that I'm supporting Black males, Black children male… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Any black person who clings to the misguided notion that white people represent the embodiment of all that is evil and black… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women... When black people are… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Today masses of black women in the U.S. refuse to acknowledge that they have much to gain by feminist struggle. They fear… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
They wanted black women to conform to the gender norms set by white society. They wanted to be recognized as 'men,' as… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The institutionalization of Black Studies, Feminist Studies, all of these things, led to a sense that the struggle was over for a… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
Teaching Black Studies, I find that students are quick to label a black person who has grown up in a predominantly white… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The white worker who has been displaced at General Motors has more in common with the displaced black worker than those larger… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Radical militant feminist believes that women of color and Black women in particular have written the cutting edge theory and really were… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race doesn't matter,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Most folks believe we are hardwired biologically to long for sex but they do not believe we are hardwired to long for love. Almost… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The power of patriarchy has been to make maleness feared and to make men feel that it is better to be feared that to… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
It's interesting to look at all the aspects where everyday Americans, many of whom are not college educated, are thinking deeply now about our… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The true teacher is within us. A good teacher is someone who can help you to go back and touch the true teacher within,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Advancing the notion that there can be many "feminisms" has served the conservative and liberal political interests of women seeking status and privileged class… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
You must have courage to love, you have to have a profound will to do what is right to love, and it does not… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients - care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Often emphasis on identity and lifestyle is appealing because it creates a false sense that one is engaged in praxis. However, praxis within any… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
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