hookss books help us not only to decolonize our minds, souls, and bodies; on a deeper level, they touch our lives. Cornel West
More than two decades before Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement roiled America, bell hooks was declaring that abolishing racism and eradicating sexism must go hand in hand. InKilling Rage, one of our premier cultural and social critics brings the Black feminists voice to bear on this countrys public discourse on race, redressing the historical shunting of womens writing in this sphere to the side. In incisive essays, hooks addresses the wide spectrum of topics dealing with race and racism in the United States: friendship between Black women and white women; psychological trauma among African Americans; and insocternalized racism in movies and the media. hooks tackles the bitter difficulties of racism by envisioning a world without it, sharing a vision where killing ragethe fierce anger of Black people stung by repeated instances of everyday racismoffers not only a wellspring of love and strength, but also a realistic catalyst for positive change.
This seminal book is one Americans need today if were to remain united tomorrow.
An angry book that pulls no punches. Her frankness and willingness to face up to the divisive issues that refuse to go away make her a voice to be reckoned with in the debate on race in America. The New York Review of Books