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

4.5

This was a really well-written and organized book. While it is nonfiction and presents objective facts and evidence, it is also highly informed by the author's own experience as a black woman. This book contains a variety of topics that aren't traditionally considered to be feminist issues- gun violence, food insecurity, poverty, housing insecurity. It also expands on more traditionally considered feminist topics, such as oversexualization and reproductive justice, and reframes them through an intersectional lens. The writing is informative yet brutally honest about white femininity and how it fails, and even further harms, women of color. This is a must read for white people, especially white women. I loved the ending chapter on the pitfalls of allyship and pushing towards an idea of accomplices instead. It really helped reframe my ideas and reconsider what it really means to be "feminist."