bell hooks | An internationally renowned author & activist from Hopkinsville

bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest awards ceremony set

by Hoptown Chronicle
March 20, 2025

Awards will be presented at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hampton Inn & Suites.

bell hooks Book Club invites community members to Feb. 24 gathering

by Hoptown Chronicle
February 5, 2025

The book selected for this informal meeting is “Salvation: Black People and Love.”

bell hooks Institute planned for reopening at Berea College

by Shepherd Snyder
September 25, 2024

The re-opened institute will house first-edition and translated versions of her written works, as well as her personal art collection and original paintings.

Community gathering set to discuss bell hooks’ memoir ‘Bone Black’ on 72nd anniversary of her birth

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 16, 2024

Anyone interested in learning more about the Hopkinsville native, who was born Gloria Jean Watkins, is invited to a discussion of 'Bone Black' on Sept. 25.

Community members invited to join bell hooks Book Club

by Hoptown Chronicle
June 10, 2024

For the first gathering on June 17, the group will discuss “Communion: The Female Search for Love.”

bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest winners announced

by Hoptown Chronicle
March 26, 2024

It's the third year the literacy council has sponsored a writing contest in memory of bell hooks.

Community collaborates to memorialize local notables

by Julia Hunter
March 25, 2024

Murals have made their mark on Hopkinsville in recent years, beautifying areas around the city while chronicling its history.

bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest winners to be announced Sunday

by Hoptown Chronicle
March 18, 2024

The public is invited to the ceremony Sunday, March 24, at The Performing Arts Center.

Hopkinsville street, museum room dedicated to legacy of bell hooks, a trailblazing Black feminist

by Derek Operle
March 2, 2024

More than 100 community members and officials gathered Friday at the Pennyroyal Area Museum to pay tribute to Hopkinsville's pioneering Black author and feminist, bell hooks.

Dedication set for Hopkinsville street named for bell hooks

by Hoptown Chronicle
February 12, 2024

Following the street dedication on March 1, the Pennyroyal Area Museum will open a newly created bell hooks Community Room.

New KET documentary honors legacy of trailblazing Black Ky. feminist, author bell hooks

by Zoe Lewis
February 10, 2024

The show takes viewers into the author's childhood in Hopkinsville.

‘Becoming bell hooks’ to premiere in February on KET

by Kentucky Lantern
January 29, 2024

The documentary will be broadcast on Kentucky Education Television on Feb. 27 and Feb. 29 following preview screenings in Louisville and Lexington.