Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but b…

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Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.
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Whenever domination is present, love is lacking. ✨ bell hooks (2014). Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics, p.81, Routledge
Even the wealthiest professional woman can be brought down by being in a relationship where she longs to be loved and is consistently lied to. To the degree that she trusts her male companion, lying … ▶
Sexism has never rendered women powerless. It has either suppressed their strength or exploited it. ✨ bell hooks (2014). Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, p.95, Routledge
I believe that it is impossible for two individuals not committed to their own and each other’s well being to sustain a healthy and enduring relationship. ✨ bell hooks, Cornel West (2016). Breaking B … ▶
When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us. ✨ Bell hooks talks to John Perry Barlow. www.lions … ▶

Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.

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