Best Books by bell hooks
7 Books You Should Read to Honour bell hooks's Legacy
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Killing Rage: Ending Racism ($17) is a collection of 23 essays that are still as relevant today as they were when hooks wrote them in 1996. As always, hooks maintains that eradicating racism must go hand-in-hand with eradicating sexism — and most of the time, women are locked out of public discourse on racism. These essays seek to highlight this imbalance, spotlighting trauma among Black Americans, internalized racism in movies and media, and the titular essay, "killing rage," discusses the anger Black people feel by repeated instances of everyday racism, and using the rage to fuel a catalyst for positive change.