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Audre Lorde Reads Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power

By Audre Lorde — 2019

Audre Lorde reads the essay “Uses of the Erotic: the Erotic as Power.” There are some ad-libs, but this reading is pretty faithful to the final text, which can be found in Lorde’s essay collection Sister Outsider, among other anthologies. One of the most important essays of the 20th century.

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"Democratic Womanism" a Poem by Alice Walker

With less than 40 days to go before the 2012 presidential election, poet and activist Alice Walker reads her new poem, "Democratic Womanism." "You ask me why I smile when you tell me you intend in the coming national elections to hold your nose and vote for the lesser of two evils," reads Walker.

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Alice Walker: Calling Women "Guys" | Makers.Com

Walker finds the practice of women addressing fellow women as "guys" dangerous and revealing.

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