American author and activist (1952–2021)

Yearning : race, gender, and cultural politics.

Sisters of the yam : black women and self-recovery.

Black looks : race and representation.

Outlaw culture : resisting representations.

Ain't I a woman : Black women and feminism.

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Bell hooks

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Yearning : race, gender, and cultural politics.

Sisters of the yam : black women and self-recovery.

Black looks : race and representation.

Outlaw culture : resisting representations.

Ain't I a woman : Black women and feminism.

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