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978-0995716223. Your Silence Will Not Protect You is a 2017 posthumous collection of essays, speeches, and poems by African American author and poet Audre Lorde. It is the first time a British publisher collected Lorde's work into one volume. [1][2] The collection focuses on key themes such as: shifting language into action, silence as a form ...
Audre Lorde (/ ˈɔːdriˈlɔːrd / AW-dree LORD; born Audrey Geraldine Lorde; February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet" who dedicated her life and talents ...
ISBN. 978-1580911863. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches is a collection of essential essays and speeches written by Audre Lorde, a writer who focuses on the particulars of her identity: Black woman, lesbian, poet, activist, cancer survivor, mother, and feminist. This collection, now considered a classic volume of Lorde's most influential ...
When the Civil Rights Movement was being dominated by Black men and the feminist movement was becoming a pedestal for white women, Lorde had the audacity to be Black, queer, woman and unapologetic.
LGBTQ Quotes. “We are powerful because we have survived.”. — Audre Lorde. “Where there is love, there is life.”. — Mahatma Gandhi. “We declare that human rights are for all of us ...
The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 1979. The first such march on Washington, it drew between 75,000 and 125,000 [1] gay men, lesbians, bisexual people, transgender people, and straight allies to demand equal civil rights and urge the ...
It drew between 75,000 and 125,000 [129] people together to demand equal civil rights and urge the passage of protective civil rights legislation. [130] The march was led by the Salsa Soul Sisters, a lesbian group, who carried the official march banner. Charlotte Bunch and Audre Lorde were the only out lesbians who spoke at the main rally. [131]
From activists to performers, people like James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and Bayard Rustin have paved the way for two marginalized communities. 12 Black LGBTQ figures you should know Skip to main content