Like many Black women, bell hooks’ words made her my aunt, my friend, and my teacher. They became my solace in dark times, twisting and turning and PUSHING me up and against white ideals of feminism, family, and ultimately, patriarchy. I was changed. I am ever changing because of her work. I went back to it as if it was …
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