Bell Hooks

Gloria Jean Watkins, who wrote under the pen name bell hooks, was an American philosopher, educator, and social critic who taught English and ethnic studies before joining Berea College in Kentucky. Her books took on race, feminism, and social class, and Killing Rage: Ending Racism examined how racism lives in everyday habits as well as in laws. She also wrote the Love books, All About Love and Communion, and the essay collection Skin Again. She died in December 2021.