Audre Lorde was born February 18, 1934 in new york and died November 17, 1992. Audre was an american writer who’s main concerns and reasons for writing were the focus of civil rights and gender equality. She wrote poetry and essays and was a very great writer.
Audre had breast cancer and had 60-80% chance that her tumor was malignant. She felt pain and suffered from it but she also learned a lot from it. She learned from cancer what was fear, she learned to not fear and be brave. She was an outstanding women and had a great out look on life.
Writing for the hood 