Audre Lorde quote: If this society ascribes roles to Black men which they are not allowed to fulfill, is it Black women who ...

If this society ascribes roles to Black men which they are not allowed to fulfill, is it Black women who must bend and alter our lives to compensate, or is it society that needs changing?

~ Audre Lorde ~

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