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An in-depth conversation with “The Color Purple” author Alice Walker

Kelundra SmithJuly 17, 2019

Alice Walker’s brief remarks seemed to stall time at the Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton last weekend. Hundreds of literature lovers descended on the rural town f...

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Eatonton to celebrate native daughter Alice Walker’s 75th birthday on July 13

Kelundra SmithJuly 5, 2019

When Alice Walker wrote, “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it,” she was referring to the vivid wi...

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“Generations holding hands” Author Valerie Boyd edits literary hero Alice Walker’s journals.

Gail O'NeillOctober 13, 2015

Alice Walker and Valerie Boyd in conversation in 2013. (Photo by Phields Photography) Valerie Boyd vividly recalls the first time she came face to face with h...

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