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Mikki Kendall

Mikki Kendall is author of the books “Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women That A Movement Forgot” and “Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights”

‘Hood Feminism’ Is A Scathing Rebuke Of Mainstream Solidarity

Chicago author Mikki Kendall talks about her new book and offers a critique of how modern feminism continues to fail marginalized women.

GUEST: Mikki Kendall, author of Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women A Movement Forgot

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