


Generally, her work centers the subjective experience of African descended people throughout the Diaspora, specifically the in the United States.

in Africana Studies and a graduate certificate in Educational Policy from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Crystal Edwards graduated from the Department of Africology with a Ph.D. Poems from the book will be read by poet, Yeva Johnson, along with one original poem inspired by Lorde.ĭr. Crystal Edwards will explore the themes presented by Lorde in one of her most notable works, The Black Unicorn. Intersectionality “reminds us that oppression cannot be reduced to one fundamental type and that oppressions work together to produce social injustice.” Audre Lorde’s self-proclamation as a “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” demonstrates her awareness of the complexities of identities and the impact those identities have on our experience within the global context. A discussion of Audre Lorde's intersectionality through her work in the book, The Black Unicorn.
