When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

We can learn to work and speak when we are afraid in the same way we have learned to work and speak when we are tired.

and when we speak we are afraid
our words will not be heard
nor welcomed
but when we are silent
we are still afraid
So it is better to speak
remembering
we were never meant to survive

When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture.

In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I think can destroy us.

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid.