Museum in Atlanta does not try to color the racial history Nov 1, 2009
Black authors such as Toni Morrison and Alice Walker -- who was born in Harris' hometown of Eatonton -- have denounced the author and say he stole the stories. Other plantations, such as the Laura Plantation near New Orleans, say the stories started there and that Harris simply adapted them. (The Augusta Chronicle)
At Risk of Mutilation Oct 31, 2009
"Harm that is done to women is seen as a personal, private or cultural matter. Genital mutilation has not been seen as a type of harm." The feminist mainstream has been particularly galvanized by the highly personalized documentary film and book on female-genital mutilation, Warrior Marks, co-authored by novelist Alice Walker. Walker sees it as a heinous form of patriarchal oppression, characterized by "the feeling of being overpowered and thoroughly dominated by those you are duty bound to... (Time.com)
Wren's Nest museum still grapples with race issues Oct 28, 2009
Still, black authors like Toni Morrison and Alice Walker who was born in Harris' hometown of Eatonton have denounced the author and say he stole the stories unjustly. And other plantations, like the Laura Plantation near New Orleans, say that the stories started there and that Harris simply adapted them, showing the deep roots these stories had in Southern folklore. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Emory to Honor Black Education Pioneer Oct 15, 2009
The 85-year-old Byas recently placed his archive at Emory's special collections library, which has an African-American literature and history collection that includes items from poets Langston Hughes and James Weldon Johnson and author Alice Walker. The Emory event is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Robert 0000372B W. Woodruff Library. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
'Color Purple' launches Broadway season at Proctors Oct 9, 2009
When "The Color Purple" was published in 1982, Alice Walker couldn't have known that Celie and Shug and Nettie and Albert and Sofia would become iconic figures. But they have, and 27 years later Walker's book remains one of the most read (and assigned) books in the American literary canon. (Albany Times Union)
Sarah Wright, 80; chronicled Depression-era black experience Oct 5, 2009
Often compared to the work of Zora Neale Hurston, the novel was unusual in its exploration of the black experience from a woman s perspective, anticipating fiction by writers like Toni Morrison and Alice Walker. This Child s Gonna Live was hailed by critics around the country and named an outstanding book of 1969 by The New York Times. (Boston Globe)
Celebrate the freedom to read during Banned Books Week Sep 24, 2009
Latest Updated: Wednesday, September 23, 2009. by Carolyn Larson - Special to The Garden Island. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Color Purple ticket discount Sep 15, 2009
It is based on the classic Pulitzer-Prize winning novel by Alice Walker and the movie by Steven Spielberg. One comment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Thus Spake Zora Sep 11, 2009
But she was a mesmerizing thinker who could never have remained a footnote for long. Thirteen years later, the novelist Alice Walker brought her back to the world s attention. Hurston s works are in print again indeed, enshrined in a Library of America volume. (The American Conservative)
Deep discount on Color Purple | 50% off Chicago | Free beer tasting Aug 18, 2009
It is based on the classic Pulitzer-Prize winning novel by Alice Walker and the movie by Steven Spielberg ... Among the free downloads on iTunes U is a lecture by the Dalai Lama and conversations with author Alice Walker, both on , reporter Jennifer Maciejewski on. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
- From the desk of ... 0 Aug 12, 2009
- Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 1:56:38 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Gates Is Half-Irish, Related to Cop Who Arrested Him Jul 29, 2009
Gates is one of many famous with Irish heritage, including President Barack Obama and award-winning author Alice Walker. On the PBS series, Gates visits Trinity College to find his roots, and says to the genealogist, "Do I look like an Irishman to you? I'm here to find my roots. I've been looking all over Africa and I couldn't find anybody, so I ended up here. "I'm descended from a white man, he says. (ABC News)
Civil Rights Photos on Display at GSU Jul 21, 2009
The exhibit -- called "Photo Griots" -- focus on women in the movement, including author Alice Walker and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of the first black students at the University of Georgia. Many of the photos were taken by Doris Derby, director of African-American student services and programs at the downtown Atlanta campus. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Theater picks Jun 19, 2009
The touring musical, based on Alice Walker s novel, is in town this month. Through June 28. (Boston Globe)
A strong and spirited "Color Purple'' Jun 19, 2009
Like the Alice Walker novel on which it is based, the musical version of The Color Purple is at once epic and personal - packed to bursting with incident and character, spanning 40 years, yet seen through the eyes of one downtrodden woman who only finds her own power late in the day ... THE COLOR PURPLE Musical based on the novel by Alice Walker. (Boston Globe)
Hope and healing May 26, 2009
The travails and triumphs of sisters Celie and Nettie Johnson were first told in 1982 by Alice Walker in her Pulitzer-winning novel, "The Color Purple." Steven Spielberg's 1985 film followed, and in 2005, the musical landed on Broadway and was nominated for 11 Tonys. The story covers four decades in the South from 1909-49, accompanied by a Grammy-nominated score of gospel, jazz, pop, and blues. (Boston Globe)
Drama-packed shows lead summer stage lineup May 17, 2009
What all three shows have in common, aside from successful Broadway runs and crowd-pleasing tunes, is a strong sense of story - and a story drawn from superficially unlikely sources for Broadway musicals: the untold history of a few blue-collar kids from New Jersey, an epistolary novel by Alice Walker, and "La Boheme." And it was the story that Rick Elice, who wrote the "Jersey Boys" book with Marshall Brickman, says first attracted him to the project. After a successful career in advertising... (Boston Globe)
Who Wants To Free Mumia Now? Apr 14, 2009
Writer Alice Walker likened Abu-Jamal to South African leader Nelson Mandela. Oakland schools scheduled a Mumia teach-in for January 1999 -- although it was mostly derailed after a sniper shot Oakland officer James Williams Jr., whose funeral was held on the same day. (Townhall.com)
Banned books Apr 11, 2009
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Burlington Public Library programs, April 2 edition Apr 4, 2009
Among the winners you ll find March by Geraldine Brooks, Rabbit at Rest by John Updike, The Color Purple by Alice Walker and many other great works of literature. Family Game Day. (Burlington Union, MA)
The Detroit Marriott at Renaissance Center Offers 'A Great Night Out in Detroit' With Discounted Packages Mar 20, 2009
"Color Purple" (April 14-19) - based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker. In addition to the show and deluxe room accommodations at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, guests will also get breakfast for two at forty-two degrees north. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Book upsets residents Some Stafford County residents criticize AP history textbook Mar 18, 2009
Stafford parents have filed complaints in the past against two books: "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake, and "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker. The school system still uses the books, Cottongim said. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Alice Waters' Crusade For Better Food Mar 17, 2009
Alice Walker a Dreamer. Dreamers are the saviors of the world. (CBS News)
Eleven killed in Alabama shooting spree Mar 11, 2009
AFP/CNN The scene in Samson after a gunman went on a shooting rampage. The gunman killed at least ten people. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Letters to the editor (March 10) Mar 10, 2009
A quote from the March 8 Gazette-Times: Pulitzer-prize winning author Alice Walker. is traveling to Gaza along with (60) other female activists to highlight the devastation of the Israeli offensive on Gaza s residents. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Benicio del Toro meets Venezuela's Chavez Mar 10, 2009
CAIRO, Egypt - Pulitzer-prize winning author Alice Walker, who wrote "The Color Purple," is traveling to Gaza along with other female activists to highlight the devastation of the Israeli offensive on Gaza's residents. PARIS - Gothic excess and understated, masterful simplicity were both on display on Day Five of the Paris fall 2009-winter 2010 ready-to-wear shows. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush rally Feb 24, 2009
They include actors Sean Penn, Olympia Dukakis and Mark Ruffalo, writers Studs Terkel and Alice Walker, state Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and Bay Area "protest mom" Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq in 2004. "In the beginning, we were what you might call the voice-of-conscience usual suspects," Sweet said. (Yahoo News -- Anti-War Movement)
New film festival celebrates movies about aging Feb 19, 2009
"Tillie Olsen: A Heart in Action," an homage to the activist author by Annie Hershey, includes footage from Olsen's readings and interviews with Gloria Steinem, Alice Walker and others. "Sweet Old Song," by Oakland filmmaker Leah Mahan, unspools the life story of singular African American musician Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong through the lens of his longtime romantic relationship with Barbara Ward, an artist 30 years his junior. (San Francisco Chronicle)
REQUIRED READING Feb 15, 2009
What makes this book powerful is not only the letters of famous people - Martin Luther King, Booker T. Washington, Alice Walker - but the missives of ordinary folks. Annie Davis, for example, wrote President Lincoln a year after the Emancipation Proclamation: "It is my desire to go free . . . my mistress won't let me. You will please let me know if we are free and what I can do. I write to you for advice.". (New York Post -- Opinions)
Tale told in pastels Feb 15, 2009
Of course, as far as primary colours go, the touring production of The Color Purple that pulled into the Canon Theatre Wednesday (presented by Mirvish Production and produced by Oprah Winfrey and a dozen or more of her friends) is painted in glorious shades of black -- a fact that might possibly be counter-intuitive to anyone who's never been exposed to the 1985 movie of the same name or the 1983 novel that inspired both the movie and the play and also earned a Pulitizer Prize for novelist Alice... (Toronto Sun)
An opening, and a homecoming Feb 12, 2009
Until they asked her to help write the music for The Color Purple, Brenda Russell knew two things about the classic Alice Walker novel. The first was that she absolutely loved the book. (Globe and Mail)
Everyday Use by Alice Walker Feb 11, 2009
Alice Walker's Everyday Use presents an interesting comparison on how culture and heritage, represented by the quilt, is viewed particularly among the African-American. Conflicts between views of culture and heritage is the main theme in Alice Walker`s Everyday Use. (Suite101.com)
