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"Some problems we share as women, some we do not. You hear your children will grow up to join the patriarchy and testify against you, we fear our children will be dragged from a car and shot down in the street, and you will turn your backs upon the reasons they are dying."

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Woman Motherhood White Women

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About Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde was an American poet, essayist, and activist whose work addressed race, gender, sexuality, and social justice. Her major works include poetry, essays, and autobiographical writing that shaped Black feminist thought.

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