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Alice Walker (Alice Malsenior Walker)

Last Updated: 25 Apr, 2024 | Views: 299

Age: 80

Profession: Writer

Other Profession(s): Poet, NoveList, Political Activist

Famous For: Her Insightful Portrayal Of African American Life And Culture

Higher Education: Graduated

Alice Walker Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

09 Feb, 1944 (80 Years 11 Months 14 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

Georgia

Birth District

Eatonton

Birth Sign

Aquarius

Religion

Jewish

Nationalities

American

Alice Walker Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
Alice Walker was born on February 9, 1944, and wrote fiction, short stories, and poetry. Walker is also an activist in the social justice movement. The Color Purple won her the first Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1982. Many instances of antisemitism have been leveled against Walker because she praises and criticizes the works of British conspiracy theorist David Icke, whose writings contain antisemitic conspiracy theories.
Alice Walker Career:
• A 1975 article by Walker, "In Search of Zora Neale Hurston," published in Ms. Magazine and later titled "Looking for Zora," brought back interest in Hurston's work.
• The second novel by Walker, Meridian, was published in 1976. Meridian, a novel about civil rights activists in the South during the 1960s, shares many similarities with Walker's own experiences.
• In 1982, she published her most famous book, The Color Purple. This novel follows a young, troubled black woman who must navigate both a racist white culture and a patriarchal black culture.
• Alice Walker published a collection of short fiction based on her own experiences called The Way Forward Was with a Broken Heart in 2000. Walker describes her interracial relationship with Melvyn Rosenman Leventhal, a Mississippi civil rights attorney.
• The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom has been Alice Walker's longtime sponsor. Her words in early 2015: "In my opinion, peace and justice movements are about stabilizing our inner spirit so that we can bring a more humane vision than the one we have today into the world."
• Alice Walker appeared in a video supporting Chelsea Manning in June 2013, an American soldier imprisoned for releasing classified information. Her support of Julian Assange has been repeated in recent years.
Alice Walker Unknown Facts:
Alice Walker has contributed to humanitarian efforts, especially promoting women's rights. Women for Women International and Amnesty International have supported her advocacy for women's rights, education, and ending gender-based violence.
African, Native American, and Asian spirituality and mythology inspire her artwork. Different spiritual practices are interconnected, and she celebrates cultural diversity.