Ancient Indian texts showed some preference for fair skin, often associating it with nobility and divinity, while dark skin ...

From Douglas Stuart's 'Young Mungo' to Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple', these books tells us so much about love and ...

Alice Walker is a novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her ...

Alice Walker’s contributions to literature extend beyond the scope of any one novel or essay. She writes with the clarity and wisdom of someone deeply attuned to the struggles and triumphs of ...

In February of 1977, eight Black women gathered for a photograph in a Brooklyn apartment. There are some faces that you might recognize: novelists Toni Morrison and Alice Walker, poet June Jordan ...

Queer literature isn’t just a modern phenomenon; it boasts a rich and diverse history that spans centuries. From the lyrical poetry of Sappho in ancient Greece to the poetry and prose of Langston ...

KOLKATA, (IANS) – Pulitzer Prize-winning iconic writer Alice Walker will attend Kolkata’s iconic literary festival, Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKTF) next month from January 12 to 15 ...

Walker’s novel debuted in 1982 and received rave reviews, the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Three years later, it was adapted into a dramatic film directed by Steven Spielberg.

Self-discovery, sisterhood and spirituality are recognizable themes of the feminist poet’s era-defining title, but there’s one underlying element of The Color Purple that may not be as obvious ...

Visitors can gain more insights into Alice Walker and “The Color Purple" from an Atlanta exhibit at Emory University. “At the Crossroads with Benny Andrews, Flannery O’Connor and Alice ...

Maryemma Graham will be a guest speaker for “A Tribute to Margaret Walker” at the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival in Jackson, Mississippi. In 2022, Graham published the first complete ...