Little Known Black History Fact: Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was a novelist, folklorist and anthropologist most famous for her 1937 novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”…
10.07.21

Little Known Black History Fact: “The Color Purple”

Alice Walker’s soul-stirring novel “The Color Purple” depicted the lives of African-American women living in the Deep South In the…
04.18.19

Author Alice Walker Criticized For Support Of Writer’s Book

NEW YORK (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Alice Walker and The New York Times are drawing fire after she praised…
12.18.18

Cornell West, Alice Walker, Jasmine Guy Support March Against Police Murder

Tomorrow across the country, those fed up with the relationship between law enforcement and people of color will come together…
04.14.15

PBS’ ‘American Masters’ to Profile Alice Walker

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — PBS will commemorate Black History Month with shows including a profile of “The Color Purple” author…
01.22.14

Little Known Black History Fact: Spelman College

Spelman College was founded on April 11, 1881 by two teachers in the basement of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta,…
05.07.14

Alice Walker Rejects Translation of ‘Color Purple’

An Israeli website is reporting that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker has forbidden a new Hebrew translation of her book…
06.19.12