bell hooks | An internationally renowned author & activist from Hopkinsville

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.

‘All About Love’ is topic for second bell hooks community conversation

by Jennifer P. Brown
June 6, 2023

The discussion is planned at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Carnegie Library.

Submissions sought for bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest

by Jennifer P. Brown
January 12, 2023

Writers of all ages are invited to submit works, including poetry, essays and short stories, by the Feb. 15 deadline.

bell hooks’ message endures, challenges our understanding of love

by Jennifer P. Brown
January 9, 2023

Twenty-three years after the book was published, bell hooks' "All About Love" has remained on the New York Times Best Sellers list for 56 weeks.

Hopkinsville Community College unveils statue honoring bell hooks

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 26, 2022

The unveiling occurred on the 70th anniversary of her birth in Hopkinsville as Gloria Jean Watkins.

A sense of belonging in bell hooks’ hometown

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 25, 2022

"Memories offer us a world where there is no death, where we are sustained by rituals of regard and recollection," bell hooks wrote in "Belonging: A Culture of Place"