bell hooks at the University of Utah 1

http://www.florecitagrowingup.com/2011/03/bell-hooks-at-university-of-utah-wo...

Ms bell hooks delivered a message so positive, enlightening and strong I forgot the undertone of the speech was fighting racism. I am so happy my little brothers joined Isaac, Jenn and I today at the Kingsbury hall to listen to one of our favorite authors. I couldn't help myself and I recorded some of her speech. I'm not sure if I was allowed to do that or not but sometimes, its better to ask forgiveness than permission, lol. This speech touched my heart and squeezed it. There were several moments, the ones that she spoke about our children of color that brought tears to my eyes. I want to love and use that love to break barriers. I want this with all the power inside of me. I am going to do it. I needed Ms hooks to inspire me tonight.

Some of my favorite quotes of the night. Yes I'm a nerd I recorded and took notes. Hey, hey don't make fun of me for being a groupy for a writer :-) Anyway, here they are.

"The role of love is challenging oppresion"

"There can be no love where there is domination"

"We cannot do without spirituality" (when she was asked for tips on writing and her writing style, she said she prays before she writes, all her work is inspired through spirituality, not a surprise huh?)

"If we know we are entering a dangerous place, power comes from knowing we must guard our hearts"

"People have deep thoughts about things they know nothing about"

"History isn't repeating itself, white supremacy never changed"

Another thought that came after the lecture as I was talking during the ride back was that as members of the church, we sometimes tend to forget we all have the light of Christ within us, we are all his children and therefore we are all entitled to shining with his light when we seek him. For this talk I know Ms hooks was shining bright with words inspired by a supreme power. I literally just wanted to hug her throughout the whole thing. After it was over we stayed behind to get a book signed. I caught her walking out and she let me take a picture with her ;-) he he I was sooo happy! Love you Ms hooks!!


Here's a book list of her published works.

Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom

All About Love: New Visions

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center

Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom

Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope

Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics

Communion: The Female Search for Love

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity and Love

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations

Black Looks: Race and Representation

Where We Stand: Class Matters

Salvation: Black People and Love

Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics

We Real Cool: Black Men and Maculinity

killing rage: Ending Racism

Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood

Reel to Real: Race, Sex and Class at the Movies

Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black

Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life

Skin Again by bell hooks and Chris Raschka

When Angels Speak of Love

Art of My Mind: Visual Politics

Grump Groan Growl

Rock My Soul: Black People and Self- Esteem

Belonging: A Culture of Place

Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism

Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self- Recovery

Homemade Love by bell hooks and Shane W Evans

remembered rapture: the writer at work

Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life

Be Boy Buzz

Happy to Be Nappy

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[flawur]

there are 3 parts to this one same name just 2 and 3

[gammerstang2009]

I'm sure you believe everything your grandma tells you. Good for you.

[JesseMcCartney69]

@gammerstang2009 Neither, I'm normal. 

[gammerstang2009]

@JesseMcCartney69

Who are you?  Tegan or Sara?

[JesseMcCartney69]

@gammerstang2009 Shut up, nothing is more annoying than a honkey claiming he knows all about his lovers race just because he fu**s her. Jesus Christ, Tom Cruise!

[gammerstang2009]

My girlfriend is black and she uses skin bleaching cream...for her elbows and knees. Bell Hooks is a know-nothing, blowhard who is as uninformed and as dense as the whites she "lectures" to about black culture. I am white and I probably know more about black culture than she does. Someone mentioned the word "Oreo" in relation to Hooks. I have not read all of her work, but, she seems to skim the surface of black reality to please her white audience.

[blazak]

bell should be required reading. She is a true hero. Would love to see the audience at this event. Probably the last place I would expect to see her!

[Nefertiti999]

Bless you for posting this. I am such a bell hooks junkie, I always google for new recordings, and this one was great. Please, if you have more, or can recommend other sites, do:)