It’s far from the first time Americans have heard the story of Celie, the protagonist of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple.” Walker’s novel debuted in 1982 and received rave reviews ...

The first single from the album is “Raoul,” which at first seems pretty understated for Snapped Ankles. But the hypnotic track builds a banging groove, growing and growing with intensity as they yell ...

As the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Alice Walker helped to bring the Black experience to readers across the globe. A true trailblazer, her work continues to entertain and ...

Voices of Liberation and Justice at Busboys and Poets on Jan. 18. Celebrate hope, love, and the power of dance to effect ...

Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel Nineteen Minutes, a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in ...

And in a kind of cultural déjà vu, a new breed of detractors have been up in arms, just as critics of "The Color Purple" were when Alice Walker's novel was released in 1982 and when Steven ...

As the official biographer of Alice Walker, I spent nearly a decade researching the art and activism of a writer whose ...

Life can be stressful, but when you are confronted with major change, loss or trauma the simplest tasks can feel overwhelming. Therapy can help support, guide and heal current and past events ...