April 28, 2008

Photo: Newberry House opens Lorde Lounge

Late poet Audre Lorde’s daughter Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins, from left, portrait artist Geetha Iyer, Helen Lorde (sister of Audre Lorde) and Robbie Townsel, director of Multicultural Programs Residence Education, stand by a painting unveiled at the dedication of the Audre Lorde Minority Lounge in Helen Newberry House. The April 6 event was attended by student residents, University staff and special guests, including the daughter and sister of the critically acclaimed novelist, poet and essayist. Lorde-Rollins read from her mother’s works, and students offered tributes that praised Audre Lorde’s writings and her social and political activism for civil rights, feminism and gay rights. Lorde died in 1992, after chronicling her battle with breast cancer in “The Cancer Journals.” The event was hosted by The Office of Cultural Awareness and Diversity Education and University Housing Residence Education. (Photo by Charles G. Ransom)
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