A Burst of Light: and Other Essays"Lorde's words — on race, cancer, intersectionality, parenthood, injustice — burn with relevance 25 years after her death." — O, The Oprah Magazine "The self-described black feminist lesbian mother poet used a mixture of prose, theory, poetry, and experience to interrogate oppressions and uplift marginalized communities. She was one of the first black feminists to target heteronormativity, and to encourage black feminists to expand their understanding of erotic pleasure. She amplified anti-oppression, even as breast cancer ravaged her ailing body." — Evette Dionne, Bustle Magazine |
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... sexuality and African-American identity in a straight white man's world, Lorde's voice remains enduringly relevant. Those who practice and encourage social justice activism frequently quote her exhortation, “Caring for myself is not ...
... sexual dierences, we see the logic and power of all Black women, all queer women, all women, organizing, coming together in order to live. Survive. Be. Remember our humanity. Indeed: Make God nally break the habit of being man. Lo ...
... sexuality and that the power over part of the relationship is conned to the bedroom. I feel, as you do, that it is dangerous to try to cordon o such a vital part of our lives in this way. Audre: If it is conned to the bedroom, then why ...
... sexuality is separate from living. As a minority woman, I know dominance and subordination are not bedroom issues. In the same way that rape is not about sex, s/m is not about sex but about how we use power. If it were 7 A Burst of ...
... sexual exchange or private taste, why would it be presented as a political issue Leigh: I oen feel that theres a kind of tyranny about the whole concept offeelings, as though, if you feel something then you must act on it. Audre: You ...