Celebrate the Intersectionality of Blackness and Feminism with bell hooks
1 The Will to Change (2004)- In this acclaimed work, hooks speaks to men of all ages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations to address their pressing questions about love and masculinity.
2 Communion (2002)- Communion serves as a heartfelt address to women, guiding them to search for and choose love as a way to set them on the path to ultimate freedom.
3 All About Love (2000)- In what is arguably hooks's most popular work, the scholar seeks to clarify the true definition of love in our society. In coming to a true understanding of what love really means in a community, she argues that we'll be better able to address societal divisions.
4 Feminism Is for Everybody (2000)- In this brief, but passionate book, hooks makes an argument as to why feminism is a concept that everyone can support. While critiquing the forces she feels initially made the movement inaccessible for some, she introduces steps communities can make to turn feminism into a welcome idea in our culture.
5 Where We Stand (2000)- In an honest reflection, hooks goes back to her roots to analyze the intersectionality of class and race and how society can break free of their systematic boundaries.
6 Bone Black (1996)- As a memoir, Bone Black is a revealing look into hook's life, delving into her journey to womanhood and a career as a writer in a society that systematically treats men and women unequally.
7 Killing Rage (1995)- Written from the perspective of feminists and Black Americans, Killing Rage is a book of 23 essays that address the reality of systematic racism in the United States.
8 Teaching To Transgress (1994)- Here, she expresses the idea that all teachers should strive to instruct their students to achieve freedom for all by rejecting sexual, racial, and class divides.
9 Feminist Theory (1984)- Thought of as provocative when it was first published in 1984, hooks's feminist theory boldly critiqued the lack of intersectionality in the feminist movement, instead providing a blueprint that unified all in the fight for gender equality.
10 Ain't I a Woman (1981)- With her first feminist work, the activist analyzes Black womanhood and the historical and societal factors that affect a Black woman's place in the world, beyond sexist and racist stereotypes.
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