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July 18, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

July 18, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

‘Hood Feminism’: A case for women ignored by the movement

4m 35s

In her most recent book, “Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot,” author Mikki Kendall calls for solidarity in what she describes as a non-inclusive movement. She spoke with NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker about her book, a New York Times bestseller, and her struggles with finding common cause with mainstream feminism, which she says has largely ignored women of color.

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    S2020 E213 - 11m 4s

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