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To search for power within myself means I must be willing to move through being afraid to whatever lies beyond.

Audre Lorde

I am a Black, Lesbian, Feminist, Warrior, Poet, Mother – stronger for all my identities, and I am indivisible.
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Black Feminism Identity Lesbian Mother Poet Strong
The oppression of women knows no ethnic nor racial boundaries, true, but that does not mean it is identical within those boundaries.
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Boundary Ethnic Oppression Women
I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.
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Honesty Learning Listen People
We are all in the process of becoming.
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Life One Liner Positive Process
Change is the immediate responsibility of each of us, wherever and however we are standing, in whatever arena we choose.
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Arena Change Choose Immediate Responsiblity Stand
Wherever the bird with no feet flew, she found trees with no limbs.
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Bird Deep Fly Inspirational Tree
A choice of pains. That’s what living was all about.
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Abortion Choice Live Pain Struggle Women
How hard it is to sleep in the middle of life.
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Deep Life One Liner Sleep Struggle
Black and Third World people are expected to educate white people as to our humanity.
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Black Lives Matter Education Expectation Human People World
I wish to raise a Black man who will recognize that the legitimate objects of his hostility are not women, but the particulars of a structure that programs him to fear and despise women as well as his own Black self.
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Black Lives Matter Fear Object Raise Recognize Structure Women
I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.
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Aspect Constant Deny Eclipse Encouragement Present
To that piece in each of us that refuses to be silent.
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Pieces Refuse Silence
To search for power within myself means I must be willing to move through being afraid to whatever lies beyond.
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Afraid Beyond Myself Power Search Willing
I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but if you have a goal, then it’s your job to open up and let it be real no matter how scary it seems.
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Believe Conquer Fear Goals Inspirational Job Matter Scare
I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do.
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Decent Life Live Love Management People Sweet Want Work
Hopefully, we can learn from the 60s that we cannot afford to do our enemies work by destroying each other.
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Afford Destroy Each Other Enemy Learning Violence

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