Acclaimed author and activist bell hooks died on Wednesday. She was 69. Hooks, whose real name was Gloria Jean Watkins, was born on Sept. 25, 1952, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Her first published work, ...

bell hooks’s two sisters and brother accept the Alumni Achievment award on her behalf. From left to right: Angela Watkins Malone, Kenneth Marlow Watkins, Gwenda Watkins Motley, and UCSC Chancellor ...

When I think of bell hooks, I think of a fierce, tenacious, unapologetic cultural critic and feminist theorist; a literary giant in the 20th and 21st century; a writer and scholar deeply invested in ...

This cover image released by William Morrow shows "All About Love: New Visions" by Bell Hooks. (William Morrow via AP) (Uncredited) NEW YORK – In the summer of 2022, Emma Goodwin was getting over a ...

In her nearly 70 years of life, bell hooks never gave birth but she did have many children. The author, professor, and speaker mothered multiple generations of thinkers, writers, and feminists who ...

Queer feminist author bell hooks died December 15 at her home in Brea, Kentucky, according to a report in the Lexington Herald. She was 69. Her sister Gwenda Motley said the cause was end-stage renal ...

The documentary features words from the late Kentucky author, read by Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer and commentary from hooks' sister. Kentucky Educational Television (KET) has produced and released ...

Scholars, journalists and political leaders in the Black community will come together to celebrate the life and legacy of bells hooks during the second annual bells hooks Symposium on Sept. 30 at 1 ...

BEREA, Ky. (LEX 18) — Berea College's bell hooks center is hosting its inaugural bell hooks symposium to honor the life and legacy of the feminist author. Event organizer, founder and director of the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In the summer of 2022, Emma Goodwin was getting over a breakup and thinking hard about her life and how to better herself. She decided to try a book she had heard about often, bell ...