So happy to have this collection of Audre Lorde's speeches and essays all in one volume. This will let new readers discover her foundational intersectional ideas.

Audre Lorde was one of those figures who just got it, she got what it meant to live in the world with all its ugliness and beauty. I remember reading an essay in this book in high school, and then later on the full thing in college. Her words are timeless, and one of the most moving aspects of her words is their applicability at any point and facet of life. That means that any time one picks up this book, they will see, read, and understand her words in new ways. A lovely book, a lovely author, a lovely philosophy.

Sister Outsider is a must-read for those curious about or studying black feminism. Audre Lorde explores the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality through her essays and speeches and makes the political personal. She speaks from the perspective of a Black woman, a lesbian, a mother, a feminist, and other identities. My favorite essays are "The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism" and "The Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power." Both explore emotions, anger and pleasure respectively, that are so often used against Black women. Like much of Lorde's writings, these essays encourage the discovery and use of our power as agency and tools to express ourselves.