A review by faith1only
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

3.0

Technically 3.9 stars only because anyone who considers herself/himself to be a feminist and wants to be a better feminist especially if you are white should read this book. It sheds light on intersectionality and why modern day feminism doesn’t really do much for people who aren’t cis white women. There’s a lot of issues that marginalized people face such as lack of access to good health care, poverty, discrimination in education, policing etc that the author mentions and argues why they are feminist issues. I don’t really think all the issues she mentioned to be feminist issues, but I understand where she’s coming from. One thing I really like is that she not only shed light about challenges black women face but also mentioned issues that other marginalized groups such as indigenous, Latina and gender non conforming, LGBTQ+, disabled individuals etc. Although this book is primarily focused on black women issues, the author didn’t ignore that mainstream feminism tends to ignore other groups as well, which is something I appreciate. Especially since people with disabilities tend to be overlooked in discussions like this.
Some problems I have with this book is the author repeats herself a lot and it makes the book tedious to read (I kinda skipped a few paragraphs). Not really a fan of the super long sentences and wish she used more commas. Felt some chapters could be combined but overall it’s a great start for someone who wants to learn about intersectional feminism. I personally prefer “white tears brown scars” as another book on a similar topic and I prefer the writing there and feel it was more focused on intersectional feminism.