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A review by danileighta
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks
5.0
An intense and important book of truth for anyone who calls themselves a feminist. The first part of the book is a vivid history of slavery through the eyes of Black women and hooks expertly builds from there, showing us that true liberation lies in liberation for Black women.
I learned SO much about white women feminism that's deeply ingrained in racism and patriarchy, the Black Liberation Movement in the '60s and '70s, Black Muslims including Malclom X, and the cleverness of patriarchy that reinvents itself whenever it needs to (much like racism).
Ultimately, hooks offers that feminism must be for all women (as well as anti-capitalist, antiracist, and non-heterosexist) if it is to change the world. I'm buying this book as an essential part of my antiracism and Black feminism library, and currently making my way through selected works in the bibliography.
I learned SO much about white women feminism that's deeply ingrained in racism and patriarchy, the Black Liberation Movement in the '60s and '70s, Black Muslims including Malclom X, and the cleverness of patriarchy that reinvents itself whenever it needs to (much like racism).
Ultimately, hooks offers that feminism must be for all women (as well as anti-capitalist, antiracist, and non-heterosexist) if it is to change the world. I'm buying this book as an essential part of my antiracism and Black feminism library, and currently making my way through selected works in the bibliography.