A review by elizabeth_its_liz_reading
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

4.0

This book is a great introduction to intersectional feminism. Kendall illustrates her points with lots of examples and very successfully shows that white feminism has not only failed in supporting Black women, but women of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds. I really appreciated the chapters on violence, housing, and food insecurity — as these are clearly feminist issues (and public health, human rights issues) that should be considered from an intersectional perspective. I also appreciate Kendall’s matter-of-fact, honest, and direct writing style. This book is straight forward and to-the-point. One thing Kendall touched upon that I wish had been covered in more depth is carceral feminism.