I'm 38. I attended an HBCU and have a degree in biochemistry. I took somewhere between 4-6 social science courses dealing with race, gender and overall humanity. During that period, I read multiple books written byBell hooks. I think she is a brilliant mind. I give you that background so that you will understand my position. Bell hooks is a writer. Kevin Powell is a writer. Tah Na Hesi Coats is a writer (all have/attempted to have degrees connected to writing). Their educational backgrounds aren't connected to humanity sciences. They have the same social experiences that I have.....they are just better at expressing their thought process through writing. That is why we can identity with most of their writings. Their writings connect the the emotions of our shared experience. Here, is where we diverge however; Cornell West Has degrees in philosophy and theology. Tommy Curry has a degree in philosophy. They are familiar with scientific testing methods. Tommy Curry's work stands up because he understands data collection and interpretation required through the scientific method. Simply put, the ideas and opinions of the writers has never been vetted through the scientific method. That is why Tommy Curry has been able to refute a lot of current feminist theories (some developed based on writings from Bell hooks). We have to continue to vet the ideas expressed by the current age writers through data collection and observable human behavior over time.
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