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Mikki Kendall in Conversation - June 20, 2023

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall, 288 pgs Dates: June 2023 A potent and electrifying critique of today’s feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black feminism. Today’s feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue, argues Mikki Kendall, but food insecurity, access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues. All too often, however, the focus is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few. That feminists refuse to prioritize these issues has only exacerbated the age-old problem of both internecine discord and women who rebuff at carrying the title. Moreover, prominent white feminists broadly suffer from their own myopia with regard to how things like race, class, sexual orientation, and ability intersect with gender. How can we stand in solidarity as a movement, Kendall asks, when there is the distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others? One Book One Bronx is a new style reading group that inspires, encourages, and delights readers. Every week, we meet to discuss one book that reflects the people of the Bronx. These weekly restorative conversations are related to gentrification, social justice, women’s empowerment, criminal justice, and racial inequality, and reflect the racial, economic, and gender demographics of the borough and build bridges to engagement while (re)sparking a love of literature. The five-week in-person discussion was made possible with public funds from the Cultural Immigrant Initiative program presented by the New York City Council.