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But, on the other hand, I get bored with racism too and recognize that there are still many things to be said about a Black person and a White person loving each other in a racist society.
Audre Lorde
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Audre Lorde
Age: 58 †
Born: 1934
Born: February 18
Died: 1992
Died: November 17
Essayist
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New York City
New York
Audre Geraldine Lorde
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So it is better to speak, remembering we were never meant to survive.
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What I most regretted were my silences. Of what had I ever been afraid?
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Black women sharing close ties with each other, politically or emotionally, are not the enemies of Black men.
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You'd better name yourself, because, if you don't others will do it for you.
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