Some people act as though art that is for a mass audience is not good art, and I think this has been a very negative thing. I know that I have wanted very much to write books that are accessible to the widest audience possible. Bell Hooks accessibleactart share on social
Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge. Bell Hooks classknowledgemoney Change image and share on social
Until the legacy of remembered and reenacted trauma is taken seriously, black America cannot heal. Bell Hooks americablackheal Change image and share on social
To live fixated on the future is to engage in psychological denial. It is a form of psychic violence that prepares us to accept the violence needed to ensure the maintenance of imperialist, future-oriented society. Bell Hooks acceptdenialengage share on social
I can be standing in Barneys with my coat and purse and my selections, and some white woman will say, 'Can you get this in my size?' What she sees is a black woman, and her service button goes off. Bell Hooks barneysblackbutton Change image and share on social
I think I was always obsessed with esthetics. Bell Hooks estheticobsess Change image and share on social
There is a lushness to how my mind works. Bell Hooks lushnessmindwork Change image and share on social
Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the notion that if you create some magical art, somehow that exempts you from having to pay attention to the small things. Bell Hooks artattentioncreate share on social
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 civilcountryethic Change image and share on social
Since anti-racist individuals did not control mass media, the media became the primary tool that would be used and is still used to convince black viewers, and everyone else, of black inferiority. Bell Hooks antiblackcontrol Change image and share on social
