Killing Rage: Enduring Racism by bell hooks

bell hooks is one of America's leading public intellectuals. Well-know as a feminist and anti-racist, she maintains close personal relationships with Gloria Steinem and Cornel West. She also strongly opposes homophobia, militarism, and economic inequality. Well known as a cultural critic, she is also a very spiritual person whose theological thinking honors Buddha, Christ, and other important figures. She grew up in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, but after living on both coasts, earning a PhD, and becoming a successful author and speaker, she chose, in 2004, to return to Kentucky - to the town of Berea, Kentucky, which was founded by an abolitionist. This, her twelfth book, contains 23 essays that address the issues mentioned above. The title comes from her essay that addresses how rage against racism can become a healing source of love and strength and a catalyst for positive change.“Her books help us not only to decolonize our minds, souls, and bodies; on a deeper level, they touch our live