“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
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Zami: A Biomythography, 1982
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About Audre Lorde
Poet and warrior who used language as a weapon against racism, sexism, and silence.
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This quote speaks to the pillar of Courage — the willingness to act, resist, and stand for something bigger than yourself. From the civil rights movement to today, Black voices have shown that courage is not the absence of fear but the decision to move forward anyway.
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