Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs joined us to discuss her connection to Audre Lorde. Dr. Gumbs is currently writing a biography of Lorde called "The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde." During this conversation Dr. Gumbs discusses Lorde's connection to Joseph Beam and Essex Hemphill. She also discusses Melvin Dixon's 1992 keynote at the OutWrite Conference "I'll Be Somewhere Listening For My Name."
Listen to the OutWrite 1992 Closing Plenary featuring Melvin Dixon: bit.ly/434dCPu
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Chapters
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:00:05] Who is Alexis Pauline Gumbs?
[00:00:34] Who is Audre Lorde?
[00:03:10] How did you discover Audre Lorde?
[00:06:06] What was Lorde's relationship with Joseph Beam and Essex Hemphill?
[00:17:39] Alexis Pauline Gumbs on Melvin Dixon's "I'll Be Somewhere Listening For My Name"
[00:25:29] How can folks find you?
[00:26:04] Closing
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