‘Caring for Myself is Not Self-indulgence’ — Audre Lorde Quote Tee | RQuéV Black-on-White Literary Tee — Classic Tee

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” Audre Lorde wrote this in 1988’s A Burst of Light, keeping a journal as the breast cancer that would kill her spread to her liver. For a Black woman worn down on every front, and now fighting for her own body, tending herself was strategy: she kept the teeth in the phrase, framing rest and repair as how a person under siege stays alive to keep fighting.

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (White, Crisp finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles — smooth, tight-knit, holds crisp type. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (Black, Color finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).