Quote by Bell Hooks
No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out

No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women… When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women. – Bell Hooks

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Im such a girl for the living room. I really like to stay in my nest and not move. I travel in my mind, and that thats a rigorous state of journeying for me. My body isnt that interested in moving from place to place. – Bell Hooks

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I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness. – Bell Hooks

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alone
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Whats really sad is that so many young women between the ages of 16 and 25 are ignorant and they already believe that women get the same pay as men. They dont even really understand that equality hasnt happened with the pay force. – Bell Hooks

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