We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it…

Audre Lorde
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We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other. ✨ Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, (Eye to Eye), 1984.
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