Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women White Feminists Forgot

By Mikki Kendall

'It is absolutely brilliant, I think every woman should read it' PANDORA SYKES, THE HIGH LOW
'My wish is that every white woman who calls herself a feminist will read this book in a state of hushed and humble respect ... Essential reading' ELIZABETH GILBERT

All too often the focus of mainstream feminism is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few.


Meeting basic needs is a feminist issue. Food insecurity, the living wage and access to education are feminist issues. The fight against racism, ableism and transmisogyny are all feminist issues.


White feminists often fail to see how race, class, sexual orientation and disability intersect with gender. How can feminists stand in solidarity as a movement when there is a distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others?


Insightful, incendiary and ultimately hopeful, Hood Feminism is both an irrefutable indictment of a movement in flux and also clear-eyed assessment of how to save it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release date: Feb 25, 2020
• ISBN: 9781526622730

Mikki Kendall

Ensayista, activista y crítica cultural estadounidense. Su trabajo se centra en la actualidad, la representación de los medios de comunicación, la política alimentaria y la historia del movimiento feminista. Kendall se crio en el barrio de Hyde Park de Chicago. Se graduó en 2005 en la Universidad de Illinois y tiene un máster en Escritura y Publicación de la Universidad DePaul. Veterana del Ejército de Estados Unidos, en 2013 dejó su trabajo en el Departamento de Asuntos de los Veteranos para dedicarse a su carrera de escritora a tiempo completo. Ha escrito para The Guardian, The Boston Globe, NBC News, Washington Post, Bustle, Essence y Eater. También ha aparecido como comentarista cultural en NPR, Al Jazeera English y la BBC. Es reconocida como miembro de Black Twitter, y es la creadora de los hashtags virales de Twitter #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen, que criticaba el racismo en el movimiento feminista, así como #FastTailedGirls, una referencia a la hipersexualización de las chicas negras, y #FoodGentrification, sobre la marginación de los alimentos tradicionales por intereses comerciales. Kendall ha editado la antología de ciencia ficción Hidden Youth (2016), es autora de la novela gráfica Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights (2019) y del presente ensayo, Feminismo de barrio (2020).

Reviews for Hood Feminism

[kalliegrace · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This gives so much good perspective. I don't have much to say, because this feels like a book where I just need to sit down and absorb, and then put into practice.

[bodagirl · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

An excellent primer for intersectional feminism and activism. It might seem remedial to those working in these spheres, but Kendall touches on so many points of intersection (i.e., housing, parenting, beauty norms, food insecurity, racial stereotypes, and allies) that I think everyone will take away at least something from this text.I began reading a hardback version and ended up listening to the audio book. The one critique I have of the audiobook version is that the editing of the audio spliced between at least two different takes of the author reading, which was noticeable when the narration's pitch changed just enough to distract me from the content.

[eas7788 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Everything she says is worth saying and important to say, but I was not the ideal audience because I was already convinced. There were some issues she raised, mostly in later chapters, that I had not been as aware of. I found the chapter organization hard to follow sometimes and there was some repetition.

[needmoreshelves · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was an uncomfortable but necessary read. Mikki Kendall does not pull punches, and reveals a whole lot about white women that we most likely won't want to hear. I think it's one I will return to several times. Very much recommended.

[librolindsay · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was a sweeping overview of the multifaceted ways white feminism has harmed Black people and other folks of color. I particularly appreciated Kendall's inclusion of the impact on the trans community and how she structured each topic/essay with an experience (or experiences) of her own.

[spinsterrevival · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Extremely beneficial and enlightening read (or listen as I had the audio—great reading by the author).

[Pauline · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

essential read for any feminist or decent human being !