This week, students at the University of Pennsylvania removed a portrait of William Shakespeare and replaced it with a portrait of black feminist poet Audre Lorde. Without obtaining permission, students at the University of Pennsylvania removed a painting of William Shakespeare located in Fisher-Bennett Hall and replaced it with a picture of the black feminist poet Audre Lorde. A group of students removed the iconic portrait from the walls of Fisher- Bennett Hall and delivered it to Esty’s office after an English Department town hall meeting discussing the election, which took place on Thursday December 1. They replaced it with a photo of Audre Lorde, a black female writer. The portrait has resided over the main staircase of Fisher-Bennett — home to Penn’s English Department — for years. The…