Pratibha Parmar’s powerful new film, Beauty in Truth, recounts the historically rich story of the first African American woman writer to win a Pulitzer Prize. Walker has published over thirty books of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and memoir, including the bestselling The Color Purple. She has been instrumental in creating a literary space for women writers of color worldwide, and she recuperated the lost and important work of Zora Neale Hurston.
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By JC Peters
/ June 11 2013
The story we are typically told about aging is that it is a downward slope: we get older, weaker, frailer, and sicker. Upon seeing images...
/ June 11 2013
Admit it: at times, we all can be a bit like the Princess and the Pea. Life can offer us so much goodness, but all we can do is get...
By JC Peters
/ June 11 2013
The story we are typically told about aging is that it is a downward slope: we get older, weaker, frailer, and sicker. Upon seeing images...
By JC Peters
/ May 29 2013
The other night, my partner got a migraine. He was writhing in bed, ibuprofen scattered around the room, ice packs and hot water bottles...
By Don Lattin
/ May 28 2013
The very title of this blog, “Spiritual Search,” puts doubt and open-mindedness at the center of our endeavor. Think about it. If we...
By Don Lattin
/ May 10 2013
How many times during the day—if ever—do the following three words pass your lips? “I don’t know.” My answer to that question is “Not...
By Eve Hogan
/ June 7 2013
We all know the concept of looking at the world through “rose-colored glasses,” an accusation of being overly or unduly optimistic. But...
By Eve Hogan
/ May 24 2013
In February, my property on Maui, The Sacred Garden, was hit with a massive flash flood. Raining one to two inches an hour for several...
