Audre Lorde Interview (1982)

[@mayatender]

20:48 “The question of living life to its fullest requires that we know, at all times, the possibilities of what feeling fully means. And I think that boredom, being turned off, being unwilling to grasp fully, even pain, is a way of keeping us moving in a very prescripted, very narrow, very regimented position, i.e. to fulfill our part of the machine. When we live in what we are feeling, when we recognize a kind of internal measurement of what is really satisfying, then we’re less likely to settle for that non-life. And that’s what makes living fully such a potent tool for both change and movement.”

[@not.spir0s]

Every time the interviewer interrupts my heart dies a little more.

[@praywithourfeet]

Infinite gratitude for this beautiful & thought provoking dialogue! Audre Lorde is always teaching us even as she has transcended the physical form!!! ♥️🙏🏾📚♥️

[@Chris-ce7ve]

Only to become immortal as an inspirational figure.

[@NotAnotherTalkingStage]

Very inspiring.. wish I would have learned about her in school

[@dddddadadad1796]

You learned about her NOW.. what difference doesn’t it make?

[@coolbluepistol2529]

Same here. I feel so ripped off…

[@RalucaAriadna]

Me too

[@JeremyGrainger]

This is brilliant. Also, I've been looking for a high-quality recording of her poem 'A Litany for Survival' and here it is. At ~11:35. Great interview!

[@SwimKam]

You saved my Life again, Poet.

[@streamsofdreams6705]

“But when we are silent we are still afraid so it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive”

[@Chris-ce7ve]

Respect your efforts, Respect yourself ! Self Respect leads to Self Discipline! When you have both, that is real power. Only whe you are aware of your uniqueness, you can develop a sense of your own Self-Worth! The strongest action for a woman is to love herself, be herself and shine among those, who never believed she could.

[@vonallen1646]

Encouraged my soul and I these times so necessary to hear her unique insightful voice.,. especially for strong sensitive souls

[@zoemascha5057]

"Joy, Mobility and Affectivness - THAT is Survival" ~ Audre

[@micahg7004]

Great audio quality 😮😮😮

[@Ink-dt4sp]

Thank you woods and ELUCID

[@the_proletariat]

🙌

[@GabriellaTavini]

Incredible woman. The sad thing is, we’re still having the same conversations about racism today. It’s progressed somewhat, but not to the the extent that Lorde would’ve hoped.

[@drapetomaniadrapetomania5998]

Never heard of her thanks

[@rubenbinnendijk]

Lorde (and Cook too) is so fricking quick-witted, I would've loved to see her take JBP apart!

[@DNGx3]

The Joe Budden Podcast?

[@audiomoodboard8407]

@@DNGx3 lmfaoooo I'm waiting for the answer

[@salanderlisbeth4319]

✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾♀️♀️✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 #AudreLordPresente hoje e sempre!

[@iamjessnolan]

happy birthday Queen

[@veronikayaneva9634]

i was just watching the joan didion documentary and was like... wait, why are there no documentaries on angela davis, bell hooks, audre lorde, assata etc etc?

[@genevievecollins7875]

Unfortunately the answer is a simple one. Because Joan is a white nepotism baby.

[@joeydinero9300]

16:57

[@joeydinero9300]

5:30

[@hestermalatesta5355]

00:16:00

[@joeydinero9300]

15:55

[@fredfarmer5952]

Unfortunately, many of the gains people like Audre Lorde helped make, was "rolled back" .... mainly by the media (...it creates our world view) and by the isolation of Social Media and the Internet. I know how old this next comment sounds, but I grew up in the 50s, 60s, and went into the military in 1972. The music industry chose to push THE WORST versions of Rap and Hip Hop. Look at Black people before Rap and after. Two very, VERY cultures.

[@Chris-ce7ve]

It is the choice of the people, what media they watch. The real problem is, that many just don't look out for alternaties.

[@jamarnemcgill1400]

A Distinguished Professor of the City University of New York (John Jay, Lehman, and Hunter). :D :D :D

[@Defanitas]

Does a black woman have the right to speak now? LoL

[@relaxingsounds1386]

Yes. Who's refusing black women that today?

[@Chris-ce7ve]

The right is there, the real question is, how many have the guts to do it in public.

[@relaxingsounds1386]

Jesus, this crap has been holding black Americans back for decades.

[@NeonSun28]

What “crap”? be specific

[@NeonSun28]

Do you have the answer for upward mobility? Do share.

[@Chris-ce7ve]

The real problem is self sabotage due to a lack of self respect. Helping each other to self respect, self discipline, self reliance and self determination is the key to develop a real improvement.