Whenever a conscious Black woman raises her voice on issues central to her existence, somebody is going to call her strident, because they don't want to hear about it, nor us. I refuse to be silenced and I refuse to be trivialized, even if I do not say what I have to say perfectly.


Conversations with Audre Lorde (ed. 2004)

Audre Lorde Quotes

Whenever a conscious Black woman raises her voice on issues central to her existence, somebody is going to call her strident, because they don't want ...

Whenever a conscious Black woman raises her voice on issues central to her existence, somebody is going to call her strident, because they don't want ...

Whenever a conscious Black woman raises her voice on issues central to her existence, somebody is going to call her strident, because they don't want ...

Whenever a conscious Black woman raises her voice on issues central to her existence, somebody is going to call her strident, because they don't want ...