bell hooks
Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 - December 15, 2021) better known by her pen name as bell hooks, was a professor, social activist, public intellectual, cultural critic, feminist and author of 40 books, including Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism, Black Looks: Race and Representation, Reel to Real, and All About Love: New Visions. In 2014, the bell hooks Center was founded at Berea College in Kentucky. In 2021, hooks died of kidney failure at her home, following a brief period of illness.
My Feminism
as SelfIn an era of antifeminist backlash, this articulate documentary by the makers of Thank God I’m a...
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Hillbilly
as SelfA documentary that examines the cultural stereotype of the people of Appalachia and how that has...
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I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
as SelfAward-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt explores what it means to be a Black man in America....
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BaadAsssss Cinema
as SelfWith archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical...
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Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
as SelfToday there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our...
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Black Is… Black Ain’t
as SelfAfrican-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died...
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bell hooks: Cultural Criticism & Transformation
as Selfbell hooks is one of America's most accessible public intellectuals. In this two-part video,...
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Becoming bell hooks
as SelfExplore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and...
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