Remembering bell hooks and 'All About Love'

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adrienne and Autumn continue their exploration of bell hooks' classic All About Love with a free flowing conversation about the sacred, life saving power of friend love.

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Gloria Jean Watkins, the revolutionary Black feminist intellectual known as bell hooks, died on December 15, 2021. She was 69. In her time with us she wrote over 30 books and became a powerful voice in social criticism and commentary. Laverne and her friends, author and activist ...  Show more

bell hooks "All About Love" has been a quick read and a game changer. I feel like i'll be coming back to this one for years. RESOURCES: https://www.harpercollins.ca/9780060959470/all-about-love/WATCH: www.youtube.com/juliemericaGET A MONTHLY NOTE FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodca ...  Show more

Today’s quote, from an acclaimed feminist theorist and social activist, describes what happens when we open ourselves up to love’s transforming powers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices