Formative Black Feminist Author bell hooks Has Died

Revered cultural critic and author bell hooks has died, according to her home state newspaper, the Lexington Herald Leader. The author, born Gloria Jean Watkins, was a formative figure in the Black feminism movement and the author of popular titles such as All About Love, Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism, and Communion: The Female Search for Love. Born September 25, 1952, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the writer took on her great-grandmother’s name as her working pen name later in life to ensure her work emphasized the “substance of books, not who I am,” according to the newspaper. She… Read Full Article