bell hooks

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

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.

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

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

The acclaimed author, poet, and professor leaves a lasting legacy, particularly in the small Kentucky town she called home.

As a leading Black intellectual, hooks pushed the feminist movement beyond the preserve of the white and middle-class, encouraging Black and working class perspectives on gender inequality.

bell hooks, a Hopkinsville native, was an internationally renowned poet, author, feminist, professor, cultural critic and social activist. She died on Dec. 15, 2021, at the age of 69.

The 2019-20 class of Leadership Hopkinsville-Christian County raised $10,000 to spruce up the porch and add several amenities for library patrons.

The book by bell hooks, pen name of Hopkinsville native Gloria Watkins, was first published in 2000.

Hopkinsville native bell hooks is among several dozen authors featured in the anthology that explores unique Appalachian struggles, questions, and values.

Gwenda Motley, a retired educator, spoke about her sister, feminist author bell hooks, during History on Tap at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.