Usually, when people talk about the strength of black women . . . . th…

Bell Hooks
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Usually, when people talk about the strength of black women . . . . they ignore the reality that to be strong in the face of oppression is not the same as overcoming oppression, that endurance is not to be confused with transformation. ✨ bell hooks (2014). Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism, p.6, Routledge
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