Hopkinsville memorial service highlights bell hooks’ place in the world

by Jennifer P. Brown | Hoptown Chronicle
April 3, 2022

The tribute to the acclaimed author, and Hopkinsville native, who was born Gloria Jean Watkins, was attended by roughly 400 people Saturday at the Alhambra Theatre.

Photo gallery: See the celebration honoring Hopkinsville native bell hooks

by Hoptown Chronicle
April 3, 2022

Take a look at scenes from a celebration Saturday of the life and legacy of author and Hopkinsville native bell hooks.

bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest winners celebrated

by Jennifer P. Brown | Hoptown Chronicle
April 1, 2022

Twenty people who wrote on the theme of "change" submitted stories and poems in the contest.

Celebration of bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest planned at Alhambra

by Jennifer P. Brown | Hoptown Chronicle
March 29, 2022

Winners will read from their poems and essays for the event that starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The story behind the woman in the blue dress

by Alissa Keller | Museums of Historic Hopkinsville & Christian County
March 21, 2022

An old portrait of a Christian County woman who was born in the 1870s inspires a deep look into one family's history.

Gwenda Motley remembers her sister bell hooks

by WKMS
March 8, 2022

Gwenda Motley told WKMS that the community in which her sister, best known by her pen name bell hooks, was raised played a significant role in her academic and personal development.

Hopkinsville to celebrate bell hooks’ legacy during Women’s History Month

by Jennifer P. Brown | Hoptown Chronicle
February 27, 2022

Several events will honor the Hopkinsville author and feminist scholar during Women's History Month, including a celebration at the library, a special exhibit at the museum, a history program at the Hopkinsville Brewing Co., screenings of interviews featuring hooks, and more.

HCC slates March series to screen bell hooks interviews

by Jennifer P. Brown | Hoptown Chronicle
February 23, 2022

The public is invited to the screenings at noon on March 1, 15, 22 and 29.

Attucks science classroom illuminates a cherished chapter in Black history

by Alissa Keller | Museums of Historic Hopkinsville & Christian County
February 21, 2022

The Attucks Science Club members, captured in a 1962 photograph, were part of a tightly knit community, where the motto was "Do or Die for Attucks High."

Sculpture honoring bell hooks is planned at HCC’s Round Table Literary Park

by Jennifer P. Brown | Hoptown Chronicle
February 18, 2022

The HCC Foundation is raising donations to help pay for the addition to the Round Table Literary Park.