“We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced.” Malala Yousafazi

“What I most regretted were my silences,” said Audre Lorde.

The thought came as Ms. Lorde looked back on her life while awaiting word on whether a tumor taken from her breast was malignant.

Now she asks us:

• What tyrannies do you swallow?

• What do you need to say?

• What are the words you do not yet have? Read the rest of this entry →