Killing Rage Ending Racism
Killing Rage Ending Racism by bell hooks, published by Macmillan on October 15, 1996, is a reprint edition consisting of 277 pages. In this work, hooks addresses the intertwined issues of racism and sexism, emphasizing the necessity of tackling both to foster genuine societal change. Through a series of essays, she brings the Black feminist perspective into the discourse on race in America, exploring topics such as the dynamics between Black and white women, the psychological impact of racism on African Americans, and the representation of race in media.
Readers will find that hooks articulates the complexities of racism while envisioning a future free from its constraints. She discusses the concept of “killing rage,” which represents the anger felt by Black individuals in response to systemic racism, and reframes it as a source of love and strength that can drive positive transformation. This edition serves as a vital contribution to the ongoing conversation about race, feminism, and social justice, making it relevant for contemporary discussions in cultural and ethnic studies.
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“hooks’s books help us not only to decolonize our minds, souls, and bodies; on a deeper level, they touch our lives.” —Cornel West
More than two decades before Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement roiled America, bell hooks was declaring that abolishing racism and eradicating sexism must go hand in hand. In Killing Rage, one of our premier cultural and social critics brings the Black feminist’s voice to bear on this country’s public discourse on race, redressing the historical shunting of women’s writing in this sphere to the side. In incisive essays, hooks addresses the wide spectrum of topics dealing with race and racism in the United States: friendship between Black women and white women; psychological trauma among African Americans; and internalized racism in movies and the media. hooks tackles the bitter difficulties of racism by envisioning a world without it, sharing a vision where “killing rage”—the fierce anger of Black people stung by repeated instances of everyday racism—offers not only a wellspring of love and strength, but also a realistic catalyst for positive change.
This seminal book is one Americans need today if we’re to remain united tomorrow.
“An angry book that pulls no punches…. Her frankness and willingness to face up to the divisive issues that refuse to go away make her a voice to be reckoned with in the debate on race in America.” —The New York Review of Books
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