A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "The fights against hunger,
homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools,
homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights.
Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday
women." -Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of
How to Be an Antiracist, in The Atlantic "One of the most important
books of the current moment."-Time "A rousing call to action... It
should be required reading for everyone."-Gabrielle Union, author
of We're Going to Need More Wine A potent and electrifying critique
of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black
feminism Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and
paradoxically, it is women. Mainstream feminists rarely talk about
meeting basic needs as a feminist issue, argues Mikki Kendall, but
food insecurity, access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a
living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues. All too
often, however, the focus is not on basic survival for the many,
but on increasing privilege for the few. That feminists refuse to
prioritize these issues has only exacerbated the age-old problem of
both internecine discord and women who rebuff at carrying the
title. Moreover, prominent white feminists broadly suffer from
their own myopia with regard to how things like race, class, sexual
orientation, and ability intersect with gender. How can we stand in
solidarity as a movement, Kendall asks, when there is the distinct
likelihood that some women are oppressing others? In her searing
collection of essays, Mikki Kendall takes aim at the legitimacy of
the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically
failed to address the needs of all but a few women. Drawing on her
own experiences with hunger, violence, and hypersexualization,
along with incisive commentary on reproductive rights, politics,
pop culture, the stigma of mental health, and more, Hood Feminism
delivers an irrefutable indictment of a movement in flux. An
unforgettable debut, Kendall has written a ferocious clarion call
to all would-be feminists to live out the true mandate of the
movement in thought and in deed.
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