Most of us find it difficult to accept a definition of love that says we are never loved in a context where there is abuse.
Bell HooksOne of the greatest difficulties the left faces in reaching out to masses of people in America is its profound disrespect of spirituality and religious life…people on the left need to acknowledge – we need to grapple with – the question of religion.
Bell HooksThe 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 HooksWhen we concentrate on photography, we make it possible to see the walls of photographs in black homes as a critical intervention, a disruption of white control over black images.
Bell HooksLike many white liberals, Ken sees the whiteness of his social life as more an accident of circumstance than a choice. He would welcome greater diversity in the neighbourhood. However, he does not consciously do enough work either in his social life or in the larger community to make that diversity possible.
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