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Black and Third World people are expected to educate white people as to our humanity.

Audre Lorde

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.
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Conscious Deal Feminism Lesbian Sleep Women
I started writing because I had a need inside of me to create something that was not there.
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Creation Need Start Writing
Wherever the bird with no feet flew, she found trees with no limbs.
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Bird Deep Fly Inspirational Tree
You cannot use someone else’s fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.
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Believe Fire Motivational Willing Women Empowerment
There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
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Black Lives Matter Ideas
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
Divide and conquer must become define and empower.
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Conquer Divide Empowerment Inspirational
The true focus of revolutionary change is never merely the oppressive situations that we seek to escape, but that piece of the oppressor which is planted deep within each of us.
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Change Escape Focus Pieces Plant Revolution Seek Situation
The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings.
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Beginning Choas Erotic Feeling Measure Sense Strong
I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain, the intense, often unmitigated pain. It is important to share how I know survival is survival and not just a walk throught the rain.
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Duty Important Intense Pain Rain Speak Survival Truimph Truth
In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
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Celebration Destruction Difference Growth Live Reason Recognize Work
Construct templates for possible futures, and focus our rage for change upon our enemies rather than upon each other.
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Change Construct Each Other Enemy Future Inspirational Possible Template
We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other.
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Black Lives Matter Consicious Each Other Habit Tender Women
Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing.
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Arena Battle Blessing Choose Manner Revolution Stand
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
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Afraid Hear Silence Speak Welcome Women Empowerment
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

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