Mikki Kendal

author of “Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot,” author of the introduction of “bell hooks: The Last Interview and Other Conversations”

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The late feminist bell hooks pushed feminism beyond white, middle-class concerns to include poor women of color. A new collection of her interviews is out now.

bell hooks: Mainstream feminism excluded a lot of people

The late feminist bell hooks pushed feminism beyond white, middle-class concerns to include poor women of color. A new collection of her interviews is out now.

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