![]() ![]() He had a profound awareness that the people involved in oppressive institutions will not change from the logics and practices of domination without engagement with those who are striving for a better way,” she said in an interview that ran in Appalachian Heritage in 2012. “Martin Luther King was my teacher for understanding the importance of beloved community. Her early influences ranged from James Baldwin and Sojourner Truth to the Rev. ![]() Remembering those we lost: Celebrity Deaths 2021 'Living simply makes loving simple': bell hooks' quotes on love, relationships and feminismīorn Gloria Jean Watkins in Hopkinsville, Kentucky she went on to pen many literary works under the pseudonym bell hooks, a tribute to her great-grandmother that she chose to write using lowercase letters to focus attention on her words rather than herself. After receiving a Bachelors' degree from Stanford University, a Master's from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her doctorate a the University of California - Santa Cruz. She chose cremation so a celebration of life service will be at a later time," her family said in a statement Wednesday. "We sadly confirm that our sister Gloria Jean Watkins (bell hooks) passed away at her home in Berea KY in the early morning hour today. The author's family confirmed her death to USA TODAY, saying she died Wednesday morning. Beloved author, professor and feminist bell hooks, known for titles like "Aint I A Woman" and " All About Love," has died. ![]()
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