‘An intellectual giant and spiritual genius.’ See the world’s reaction to bell hooks’ death
Author and activist bell hooks may have lived and died in Berea, but her intellectual influence was felt by people across the globe. Here’s a roundup of reactions to her death.
This sad season of massive deaths is nearly killing me! From my precious Mom to five eulogies in one week, and now my very dear sister bell hooks! She was an intellectual giant, spiritual genius & freest of persons! We shall never forget her! pic.twitter.com/mq72kUQhml
— Cornel West (@CornelWest) December 15, 2021
It is gutting to hear that the visionary bell hooks has left us so soon. If you haven't read All About Love, put it on your list. It will change your life. https://t.co/vLI4eqSAhH
— Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) December 15, 2021
bell hooks was one of the most interesting, remarkable, and complicated people I’ve ever known. She was a genius. She made me laugh out loud. I always felt like she loved me. I will miss her and the world is less fierce without her. The best tribute is to read her books. pic.twitter.com/Xw1ZztMgZY
— Silas House (@silasdhouse) December 15, 2021
Oh my heart. bell hooks. May she rest in power. Her loss is incalculable.
— roxane gay (@rgay) December 15, 2021
“If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.”
— Charles Booker (@Booker4KY) December 15, 2021
Rest in Power, bell hooks. Kentucky, and the world, has forever been changed by your voice. We carry it now as we strive to realize that beloved community.
bell hooks was an extraordinary writer, thinker, and scholar who gave us new language with which to make sense of the world around us. Her work was imbued with a deep commitment to truth-telling, but also with a profound sense of care and love for community. She was a treasure.
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) December 15, 2021
As a first generation college student, bell hooks was the first writer I encountered via academia whose work I was able to enthusiastically discuss with friends and fam *outside* academia. My mom and I read bell hooks together. I’ll always cherish the way her work bridged shores.
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) December 15, 2021
bell hooks has been a vital presence among us. she will be missed terribly. this is sad, & so premature.... https://t.co/3swpq88hnU
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) December 15, 2021
The passing of bell hooks hurts, deeply. At the same time, as a human being I feel so grateful she gave humanity so many gifts. AIN’T I A WOMAN: BLACK WOMEN AND FEMINISM is one of her many classics. And ALL ABOUT LOVE changed me. Thank you, bell hooks. Rest in our love. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/lXnAlaZpng
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) December 15, 2021
RIP the great bell hooks. She made us better. pic.twitter.com/2p4qgx7JLK
— sarah schulman (@sarahschulman3) December 15, 2021
A giant of feminist thought has died. We are so lucky to have had bell hooks, and to still have her essential writing. https://t.co/iN0RrO5lOy
— Moira Donegan (@MoiraDonegan) December 15, 2021
“Love empowers us to live fully and die well. Death becomes, then, not an end to life but a part of living.” - bell hooks
— Najma Sharif (@overdramatique) December 15, 2021
O feminismo negro está de luto.
— Winnie é meu nome. gosto de livros e de café. (@winniebueno) December 15, 2021
A teoria critica está de luto.
A filosofia está de luto.
A educação está de luto.
Todos aqueles que acreditam em uma sociedade sem barreiras deveriam estar de luto.
Que os ancestrais te acolham bell hooks.
“The classroom remains the most radical space of possibility.”
— José Vilson is international. (@TheJLV) December 15, 2021
- bell hooks
Rest well.
It is because of bell hooks that i learned theory can be a place of deep transformation and healing. Your memory lives on forever. You taught us well.
— Breya (@TheBlackLayers) December 15, 2021
Rip Gloria Jean Watkins. pic.twitter.com/H6z3aUTRqy
Morreu a escritora, feminista e activista norte-americana bell hooks https://t.co/cc3ElK9d0U
— Isabel Coutinho (@IsabelCoutinho) December 15, 2021
#bellhooks Une très grande dame s’est éteinte.
— Rokhaya Diallo (@RokhayaDiallo) December 15, 2021
Ses écrits ont été moteurs de tant de transformations littéraires, intellectuelles, personnelles …
Quelle perte immense! Qu’elle repose en paix https://t.co/QKNvENNqFO
bell hooks' body of work taught me that i can just write if I want to. she didn't care about pleasing academia, she cared about her work being accessible and about thinking through all sides of an issue. she taught me that thinking is never in vain, and that writing is an action.
— pfizer papi (@NicoleFroio) December 15, 2021
Author and feminist bell hooks dies aged 69 https://t.co/SeDY8HcAtj
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 15, 2021
This story was originally published December 15, 2021 at 1:36 PM.