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Audre Lorde Reads Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power

By Audre Lorde — 2019

Audre Lorde reads the essay “Uses of the Erotic: the Erotic as Power.” There are some ad-libs, but this reading is pretty faithful to the final text, which can be found in Lorde’s essay collection Sister Outsider, among other anthologies. One of the most important essays of the 20th century.

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She Means Business: Turn Your Ideas into Reality and Become a Wildly Successful Entrepreneur

Are you ready to turn your ideas into reality and build a wildly successful business? There has never been a better time to say yes! With a computer and an Internet connection you can get your ideas, messages, and business out there like never before and create so much success.

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Carrie Green
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Female Entrepreneur’s Playbook: Secret Strategies from 20+ Women for Building a Business You Love and Getting Paid for It

More women than ever are starting businesses—yet so few are sharing how they do it. Why? Because being a successful female entrepreneur is hard work and comes with a unique set of challenges that many don’t share.

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Patricia Wooster, Lindsey Ardmore
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Models Chella Man and Aaron Philip Demand Better Representation for Disabled Communities

Models and best friends Chella Man and Aaron Philip are challenging fashion ideals. The two discuss growing up feeling excluded and invisible and detail the bravery it takes to be the change you want to see.

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Tish Weinstock
2020
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The Rumpus Interview with Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay is a force. Gay’s work taught me what it can mean to be unapologetically vulnerable, to bear both your scars and unhealed wounds, and to be transparent about your desire to be better. Her work encouraged me to think about my life and writing and people in a softer way.

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Abigail Bereola
2017
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Not that Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are “routinely...

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Roxane Gay (editor)
2018
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To My Daughter, With Love

Mother-daughter bonds within the Black community can be powerful counters against systemic oppression. We invited four moms to share their wisdom in open letters to their daughters.

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Patrice Peck
2021
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Serena Williams: How Black Women Can Close the Pay Gap

Black women are 37 cents behind men in the pay gap—in other words, for every dollar a man makes, black women make 63 cents.

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Serena Williams
2017
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Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance

Simone Biles’ entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, along with drive to succeed no matter the obstacle, are what brought her to the national spotlight during the Olympic Games and have catapulted her ever...

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Simone Biles
2024
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Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder

Imagine if you lived without the fear of not being good enough. If you didn’t care how your life looked on Instagram. If you could let go of the guilt and stop beating yourself up for making human mistakes.

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Reshma Saujani
2019
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FindCenter Quotes ImageResolve to do the things you find to be difficult. That’s what confident people do. They tackle those things that are scary and they get addicted to doing it.

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Chalene Johnson
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