alice walker

Angela Davis

book lists

Rebel Girls: 9 Badass Black Feminists and Their Books That Shook the World

These women changed feminism forever with their scholarship. Let’s vow to never forget their names.

Carmen —

Feb 4, 2015

bell hooks

cultural appropriation

politics + activism

It’s Time for White Feminists to Stop Talking About Solidarity and Start Acting

“When will white feminists take collective responsibility for educating themselves? When will they understand the power at play that sings in their skins? We don’t exist in a vacuum and…

Cleo —

Jul 10, 2014

bell hooks

Daily Fix

politics + activism

VIDEO: bell hooks and Melissa Harris-Perry Talk About Dismantling The Imperialist White Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy

You really need to watch bell hooks and Melissa Harris-Perry have this conversation.

Yvonne —

Nov 8, 2013

alsoalsoalso

aubrey plaza

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: When Transphobia and Whorephobia Collide and Other Stories We Missed This Week

bell hooks is still right, Hillary Clinton becomes a thing of television history, and Aubrey Plaza looks great in those glasses.

Carmen —

Jul 31, 2013

bell hooks

idol worship

lgbt history

Idol Worship: bell hooks Was Right

After the Trayvon Martin verdict, one particular (12-year-old) bell hooks quote blew up the Internet. It’s not the only part of her philosophy that still makes sense.

Carmen —

Jul 16, 2013