So when I learned of bell hooks’ declining condition and held her hand in her last days, I thanked her for what she gave me — and us — before she transitioned in her pre-Kentucky-winter home.

Over the last three years of bell hooks' life, she and Malaklou became close friends and confidants. Sometimes, she would call Malaklou to share McDonald's cheeseburgers, even in the middle of class.

I met bell hooks in person several times in my capacity as an activist, an officer of the National Women’s Studies Association and as a scholar of African American studies.

"The passing of bell hooks hurts, deeply. At the same time, as a human being I feel so grateful she gave humanity so many gifts," wrote author Ibram X. Kendi in a multi-part tweet on Wednesday.

So when I learned of bell hooks’ declining condition and held her hand in her last days, I thanked her for what she gave me — and us — before she transitioned in her pre-Kentucky-winter home.

bell hooks, who died on Dec. 15 at age 69, was foundational in shaping Black feminist thought and expanding a feminist worldview beyond white, middle-class identity — from her pointed critiques of the ...

Feminist bell hooks' 2000 book on relationships and connection has found success decades after publication and nearly three years after the author's death. "All About Love: New Visions" by bell hooks.

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The writer and path-setting activist bell hooks died Wednesday at her home in Kentucky. She thought deeply about love — what it is, and why we need it.

While at Berea, hooks – the Distinguished Professor in Residence of Appalachian Studies – opened the bell hooks center, an inclusive space for historically underrepresented students.

This classic by the feminist writer bell hooks was published over 20 years ago, but her reflections on love still feel fresh. Part self-exploration, part dissection, the book identifies a scarcity ...