bell hooks | An internationally renowned author & activist from Hopkinsville

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"

bell hooks mural dedicated in downtown Hopkinsville

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 27, 2022

The painting by Hopkinsville artist Paula Gieseke honors the legacy of Gloria Jean Watkins, the feminist author known by her pen name bell hooks.

Dedication of bell hooks mural will be Saturday in downtown Hopkinsville

by Hoptown Chronicle
August 22, 2022

The mural is on the west wall of the Christian County Historical Society building at Ninth and Liberty streets.

Local artist’s bell hooks portrait selected for governor’s exhibit

by Julia Hunter
May 25, 2022

The exhibit features the work of 54 artists from across the Commonwealth with their interpretation of the theme “Tell Us a Story.”

bell hooks portraits by Christian County High School students offered in silent auction

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 26, 2022

Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Christian County Literacy Council.

Hopkinsville memorial service highlights bell hooks’ place in the world

by Jennifer P. Brown
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
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
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
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.