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bell hooks

Born September 25, 1952 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA

Died December 15, 2021 · aged 69

Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 - December 15, 2021) better known by her pen name as bell hooks, was a professor, social activist, public intellectual, cultural critic, feminist and author of 40 books, including Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism, Black Looks: Race and Representation, Reel to Real, and All About Love: New Visions. In 2014, the bell hooks Center was founded at Berea…

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Black Star

Black Star · 2022

MovieDocumentaryDrama

How can one find “spaces of agency” (bell hooks) in a racist film? How can unseen, unacknowledged labor be rendered visible videographically? And why is a VHS tape of "Gone with the Wind" preferable to all remasterings?

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me · 2004

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

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Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our ever-expanding world is full of differences in abilities, socioeconomic backgrounds, family structures, religious faiths, interests and cultures. This documentary introduces your family to children who are not only celebrating how they are unique, but who are also learning from and appreciating the differences in others.

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Black Star

Black Star · 2022

MovieDocumentaryDrama

How can one find “spaces of agency” (bell hooks) in a racist film? How can unseen, unacknowledged labor be rendered visible videographically? And why is a VHS tape of "Gone with the Wind" preferable to all remasterings?

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Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me · 2004

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

MovieAnimationFamily

Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our ever-expanding world is full of differences in abilities, socioeconomic backgrounds, family structures, religious faiths, interests and cultures. This documentary introduces your family to children who are not only celebrating how they are unique, but who are also learning from and appreciating the differences in others.

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