Friday, September 17, 2010

The bell hooks critical conciousness review

bell hooks along with El Hajj Malik El Shabazz and my grandfather Ed Cooper are my cultural heroes.  They have sharpened my critical consciousness and instilled pride and humility.  In reading Michelle Alexander's book, The New Jim Crow, I am astonished by the laissez faire attitude that many Americans employ in regards to consciousness and state of being.  bell hooks provides a gentle reminder of how perception and reality are often at odds with one another.