If I do not speak in a language that can be understood there is little chance for a dialogue.
Bell HooksWhite women and black men have it both ways. They can act as oppressor or ... and oppression of others.
Bell HooksSadly, children's passion for thinking often ends when they encounter a world that seeks to educate them for conformity and obedience only.
Bell HooksIn our young minds houses belonged to women were their special domain, not as property, but as places where all that truly mattered in life took place - the warmth and comfort of shelter, the feeding of our bodies, the nurturing of our souls. There we learned dignity, integrity of being; there we learned to have faith. The folks who made this life possible, who were our primary guides and teachers, were black women.
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