Quote by: bell hooks

…“white supremacy” is a much more useful term for understanding the complicity of people of color in upholding and maintaining racial hierarchies that do not involve force (i.e slavery, apartheid) than the term “internalized racism”- a term most often used to suggest that black people have absorbed negative feelings and attitudes about blackness. The term “white supremacy” enables us to recognize not only that black people are socialized to embody the values and attitudes of white supremacy, but we can exercise “white supremacist control” over other black people.


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Author Bio


  • Namebell hooks
  • DescriptionAmerican author, feminist, and social activist
  • AliasesGloria Jean Watkins
  • BornSeptember 25, 1952
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPhilosopher
  • WorksAin't I A Woman?; All About Love: New Visions; We Real Cool: Black Men And Masculinity; Feminist Theory: From Margin To Center