Opinion by Hannah Drake: bell hooks taught us Black women how to resist — and how to rest
The man outside the store said, “You aren’t tired. You are a Black woman, and Black women are strong.”I smiled because I knew that was the expectation. In his mind, he was complimenting me, a compliment that has been placed on the shoulders of so many Black women. But as bell hooks wrote in 1981’s “,” “Usually, when people talk about the ‘strength’ of black women they are referring to the way in which they perceive black women coping with oppression.
But bell hooks had words for this, too. She chose not to hate. She chose another, greater form of resistance: love. “The moment we choose to love, we begin to move against domination, against oppression,” she wrote in her 1994 “The moment we choose to love, we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others.”Love is sacred wisdom we often overlook. And it always begins with self. Love does not require I shrink as a Black woman. It doesn’t demand that I remain silent. Love allows me to rest. “The light of love is always in us, no matter how cold the flame,” hooks wrote in 2000’s “All About Love: New Visions.
When a giant leaves footprints, you take notice. And hooks did what every great writer should aspire to do: She left breadcrumbs to lead us on our path. The work she dedicated her life to is a light in this world guiding many Black women back to ourselves. Now it is my prayer that, as a Black woman, bell hooks finds rest, too, knowing she planted seeds that will blossom for the next generation, all rooted in love.
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