We judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think they’re beautiful or not. That space on the Internet allows you to converse with somebody with none of those things involved. bell hooks Read Quote
No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women… When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women. bell hooks Read Quote
I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply. bell hooks Read Quote
Until the legacy of remembered and reenacted trauma is taken seriously, black America cannot heal. bell hooks Read Quote
I don’t think you can hate anything that you know intimately. There is no fine line separating love from hate because there’s a deep chasm separating love from hate. bell hooks Read Quote
The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic. bell hooks Read Quote