A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Audre Lorde.
Audre Lorde was a pivotal American figure as a writer, professor, and activist. Identifying as a "Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet," she dedicated her life to challenging injustices. Her work explored intersections of race, gender, and sexuality, advocating against any hierarchy of oppressions. Lorde's powerful voice and insightful poetry continue to inspire movements for social change and equality, emphasizing the importance of unity in the pursuit of liberation and a better future.
In 1980, Audre Lorde published "The Cancer Journals", a non-fiction prose work exploring her diagnosis, treatment, and recovery from breast cancer. The book delves into Western notions of illness, disability, sexuality, and themes of death and survival.
In 1984, Audre Lorde began her time in Berlin, where she led Afro-Germans in a movement to establish identities outside of stereotypes and discrimination. She introduced a new sense of empowerment for minorities, inspiring them to take charge of their identities.
In 1988, Audre Lorde released "A Burst of Light", a non-fiction prose work reflecting on her breast cancer recurrence with liver metastases. The book delves into themes of death, fear of mortality, survival, emotional healing, and inner power.
In 1991, Audre Lorde was designated as the New York State Poet Laureate. Governor Mario Cuomo praised her powerful voice against racial injustice and prejudice.
In 1992, Audre Lorde received the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement from Publishing Triangle.
In 1992, Audre Lorde's time in Berlin ended, after she led Afro-Germans in a movement to establish identities outside of stereotypes and discrimination, introducing a new sense of empowerment for minorities.
In 2001, Publishing Triangle established the Audre Lorde Award to honor works of lesbian poetry.
In 2001, the Audre Lorde Award was first presented by Publishing Triangle to honor works of lesbian poetry.
In 2014, "Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984–1992" won Winner of the Best Documentary Audience Award at the 15th Reelout Queer Film + Video Festival.
In June 2019, Audre Lorde was inducted on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor within the Stonewall National Monument (SNM) in New York City, as one of the inaugural fifty American "pioneers, trailblazers, and heroes".
In June 2019, Audre Lorde's residence in Staten Island received landmark designation by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
In January 2021, Audre Lorde was named an official "Broad You Should Know" on the podcast Broads You Should Know.
On April 29, 2022, the International Astronomical Union approved the name Lorde for a crater on Mercury.
On May 10, 2022, 68th Street and Lexington Avenue by Hunter College was renamed "Audre Lorde Way."
In September 2023, the northern part of the Manteuffelstrasse located in Berlin Kreuzberg was renamed to Audre-Lorde-Straße.
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