bell hooks | An internationally renowned author & activist from Hopkinsville

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.

Gwenda Motley remembers her sister bell hooks

by Tracy Ross
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
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
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
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
February 18, 2022

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

Hopkinsville commemorating Black history with pop-up shop, brewery event

by Dustin Wilcox
February 16, 2022

Various organizations in Hopkinsville are celebrating Black History Month with an array of events from a pop-up shop to a brewery presentation.

‘Change’ is the theme of bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest

by Jennifer P. Brown
February 10, 2022

The Christian County Literacy Council is accepting submissions in poetry, essays and short stories until March 1. Categories range from age 5 to adult.

How we can denounce racism by honoring bell hooks’ legacy

by Jennifer P. Brown
January 30, 2022

When racists "Zoombombed" a memorial for Hopkinsville native and author bell hooks, Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown encouraged the community to take a nod from the author and stand against hate.

UK to host online symposium honoring bell hooks

by Julia Hunter
January 29, 2022

The symposium will feature scholars, artists and activists from across Kentucky.

Online memorial reading will honor bell hooks

by Jennifer P. Brown
January 20, 2022

The online program is on Jan. 25. There is no charge to view the reading, which will feature Kentucky writer Silas House.