Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"The fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women." --Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist, in The Atlanti...show more

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288 pages

Average rating: 8.24

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Game of Tomes
Mar 24, 2024
10/10 stars
Required reading. An eye-opening call to action. Objectively a 5 star book. Some of my favorite quotes below, all coincidentally coming from the introduction. “She [the author’s grandmother] taught me that being able to survive, to take care of those I loved, was arguably more important than being concerned with respectability.” “Going into a white woman’s kitchen did nothing to help other women. Those jobs had always been available, always ...read more
jpinckneygil
Mar 28, 2023
6/10 stars
Appreciation to Goodreads for the advanced copy via giveaway.

3.5 stars.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Mikki Kendall’s assessment of the problems that exist in the white feminist movement right now and she very clearly lays out the intersecting issues that impact marginalized community’s abilities to overcome sexism, racism, and the many other isms.

As a black woman working in Reproductive Justice, I just didn’t feel like this book was wri...read more
Mary Raven
Jan 28, 2023
6/10 stars
Lots of great thoughts to take away but not as comprehensive as Caste. Definitely worth reading/listening to it if you are white and a feminist.
Ecritzi
Mar 27, 2022
10/10 stars
Must read. Must re-read. Highly recommend the audiobook!
robertamusonda
Mar 06, 2022
10/10 stars
As a woman of color (I hate using that description, but bare with me), I loved how the book talked about how modern/mainstream feminism continues to fail us. I always hated the micro-aggressions, and the ignorance of our racial identities and experiences when it comes to fighting for equality. Nikki does an excellent job in talking about how the movement takes a blind eye to the issues that women of color face.

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