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 americablackexistence share on social
Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope. Bell Hooks changeentityfix 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 feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that there is this sort of seductive quality in all the hedonistic pleasures that pull on us. Bell Hooks backfeelhedonistic Change image and share on social
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 chasmdeepfine Change image and share on social
Any society based on domination supports and condones violence. Bell Hooks basecondonedomination 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
For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed? Bell Hooks accountablecapacitycompassion 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