“What writer Audre Lorde says to black men and women is true for all of us: "If we do not define ourselves, we will be defined by others for their use and to our detriment." Our country and perhaps all human history is a pattern of oppression, repression, suppression, subjugation. Racism is part of our heritage, reminding us that not all aspects of a culture should be preserved.” Racism And CultureAudre LordeNepantlaPat Mora Book:Nepantla: Essays from the Land in the Middle Source: Nepantla: Essays from the Land in the Middle