• ...there is an element of Play that is almost ritualistic in Black folk life. It serves to mediate the tensions, stress, and pain of constant exploitation and oppression.

  Bell Hooks
  American author, professor, feminist (born G.J.Watkins) 1952-
  

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Subjects in these quotes:

1. exploitation
2. oppression
3. constant
4. stress

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...there is an element of Play that is almost ritualistic in Black folk life. It serves to mediate the tensions, stress, and pain of constant exploitation and oppression. by : Bell Hooks

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