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In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is frequently heard that Black women are more easily hired than are Black men.

Audre Lorde

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Audre Lorde
Age: 58 †
Born: 1934
Born: February 18
Died: 1992
Died: November 17
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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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