How We Made It Over: Education in the Spirit of Love for Social Justice

by Gary L. Lemons

462 pages

This anthology examines ways its contributors have remained devoted to social justice through the lens of scholarly research and the power of artistic expression across differences of race, gender, class, sexuality, ability, and culture.

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About the Book
Throughout How We Made It Over, I assert that its writers collectively represent the sacred unity of bell hooks’ revolutionary vision of education with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream of a “beloved community.” In my mind, heart, and soul that the writers in How We Made It Over yet again showcase the live-saving, healing power of an “ethic of love.” According to bell in Salvation: Black People and Love. She boldly asserts that “[w]e cannot effectively resist domination if our efforts to create meaningful, lasting personal and social change are not grounded in a love ethic. I maintain that the writers in How We Made It Over stand together on this visionary platform. Together, we profoundly speak to life-saving power of an “ethic of love” in education for social justice. In our writings, we demonstrate hope for justice and equality for all people. In the words of bell hooks, the writers and I remain committed to Education in the Spirit of love for Social Justice to “form a beloved community where borders can be crossed and cultural hybridity celebrated.”

About the Author

Gary L. Lemons, PhD is Professor of African American literature, Black Feminist-womanist theory/criticism, and biblical studies in the Department of English, University of South Florida. His book publications include Black Male Outsider, a Memoir: Teaching as a Pro-Feminist Man; Womanist Forefathers, Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois; Feminist Solidarity at the Crossroads: Intersectional Women’s Studies for Transracial Alliance (Co-Editor with Kim Vaz); Caught Up in the Spirit! Teaching for Womanist Liberation; Building Womanist Coalitions: Writing and Teaching in the Spirit of Love; Let Love Lead on a Course to Freedom (Co-authored with Scott Neumeister and Susie Hoeller); Hooked on the Art of Love: bell hooks and My Calling for Soul Work; Liberation for the Oppressed: Community Healing through Activist Transformation, a Call to CHAT; and The Power and Freedom of Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogy: Still Woke!