The Chronicle of Higher Education

Learning in the Shadow of Race and Class

By bell hooks

As a child, I often wanted things money could buy that my parents could not afford and would not get. Rather than tell us we did not get some material thing because money was lacking, mama would frequently manipulate us in an effort to make the desire go away. Sometimes she would belittle and shame us about the object of our desire. That's what I remember most. That lovely...

Learning in the Shadow of Race and Class

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