Sisters of the Yam, Bell Hooks
Sisters of the Yam, Bell Hooks
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Sisters of the Yam
Black Women and Self-Recovery 2nd Edition

Author: Bell Hooks

Narrator: Adenrele Ojo

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/19/2022

Synopsis

In Sisters of the Yam, bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sexism and racism. Desiring to create a context where black females could both work on their individual efforts for self-actualization while remaining connected to a larger world of collective struggle, hooks articulates the link between self-recovery and political resistance. Both an expression of the joy of self-healing and the need to be ever vigilant in the struggle for equality, Sisters of the Yam continues to speak to the experience of black womanhood.

About Bell Hooks

A cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer, bell hooks is best known for classic books including Feminist Theory, Bone Black, All About Love, Rock My Soul, Belonging, We Real Cool, Where We Stand, Teaching to Transgress, Teaching Community, Outlaw Culture, and Reel to Real. She is Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, and resides in her home state of Kentucky.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephanie on December 02, 2012

Brilliant. As a long-time bell hooks fan, it took me a while to read this one. I was in search of a self-help style book and had tried a few out when I realized that none of them adequately reflected my experiences as a black woman. Why I hadn't turned to hooks sooner is beyond me. While the book doe......more

Goodreads review by chantel on August 03, 2020

Yo what can I say! Sister bell hooks is a legend. This book dropped gem after gem. So much quality content. Like real talks, if you're a sister on a spiritual journey, get into this. I try to separate the people from the text where I can because if you follow all the stories about people it'll fuck......more

Goodreads review by DeaFlourishment on June 26, 2024

Este es un libro que, si bien, está hablando de la experiencia de las mujeres negras, perfectamente nos interpela a cualquier persona. Es un texto sobre el proceso de sanar, la necesidad de los cuidados, el procurarnos un espacio en la comunidad y tejer juntas para resistir a la violencia y la opres......more

Goodreads review by Tina on July 14, 2022

SISTERS OF THE YAM: Black Women and Self-Recovery by bell hooks was my first book by her and it was amazing! This book was originally published in 1994 and I listened to the audiobook of the second edition which came out in 2005 narrated by Adenrele Ojo. This book is still extremely relevant today.......more

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