Alice Walker's Blog, page 51
May 24, 2018
Osho on Being a Sufi: Admiring Nexflix’s Wild, Wild, Country
11 August 1977 am in Buddha Hall ONCE a learned Mohammedan came to me and asked, ”You are not a Mohammedan, then why do you speak on Sufism?’ I told him, ’I am not a Mohammedan, obviously, but I am a Sufi all the same.’ A Sufi need not be a Mohammedan. A Sufi can read more »
Published on May 24, 2018 12:31
May 18, 2018
You Ask Me Where Can We Go ~ poem ©2018 by Alice Walker
Me Preguntas Adónde Podemos Ir You Ask Me Where Can We Go ©2018 by Alice Walker You ask me where can we go And I can say only one place With certainty: We can go into our love. Into our love for ourselves And for our brown and black sons Who are so under read more »
Published on May 18, 2018 13:16
May 1, 2018
Julie Otsuka’s Novels
En español, Las novelas de Julie Otsuka Julie Otsuka’s Novels ©2018 by Alice Walker Julie Otsuka’s novels The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine were given to me by a Japanese-American friend who knew of my interest in Japanese history and culture. I had been intrigued years earlier by her account of her family’s forced read more »
Published on May 01, 2018 11:47
April 15, 2018
As Long As There Are Children (Grownups Must Behave!) poem NO! to War March Oakland, California
En español, Mientras Haya Niños Los Adultos Deben Comportarse As Long As There Are Children (Grownups Must Behave!) NO! to War March Oakland, California April 15, 2018 © 2018 Alice Walker As long as there are children Grownups must behave And stop acting like They are the only ones Around the place. This place is read more »
Published on April 15, 2018 10:09
April 10, 2018
May God Bless the Children of Gaza ~ Queridos Niños de Gaza
En español, Queridos Niños de Gaza May God Bless the People of Gaza, April 9, 2018 AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CHILDREN OF GAZA: FROM ALICE WALKER photo source: video May God Bless the People of Gaza April 10th, 2018 Dear Children of Gaza, My letter of support for your march will reach you too late read more »
Published on April 10, 2018 21:28
March 31, 2018
Those Who Love Us Never Leave Us Alone With Our Grief: Reading BARRACOON
Those Who Love Us Never Leave Us Alone With Our Grief: Reading Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” Those Who Love Us Never Leave Us Alone With Our Grief: Reading Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” ©2018 by Alice Walker Those who love us never leave us alone with our grief. At read more »
Published on March 31, 2018 13:50
March 22, 2018
Israel’s Chief Rabbi Calls Black People ‘Monkeys’
PRESS STATEMENT Israel’s Chief Rabbi calls black people ‘monkeys’*22 March 2018 | https://goo.gl/CRDgid One Wise Saying Of the Ancestors Is Worth More Than a Thousand Toxic Ideologies One Wise Saying Of the Ancestors Is Worth More Than a Thousand Toxic Ideologies ©2018 by Alice Walker For instance: “I’ve been called everything but a child of read more »
Published on March 22, 2018 11:51
March 20, 2018
Movies and Meaning April 26-28th 2018 with Alice Walker
On April 26th-28th, at the Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville,North Carolina, I’m delighted to announce my participation in the Movies & Meaning experience (www.moviesandmeaning.com) The time for such a gathering is now. And I would love for you to join us. Register here: http://ow.ly/vEPM30iR0o5 Now in its fourth year, Movies & Meaning is a three-day conference, festival read more »
Published on March 20, 2018 14:56
March 10, 2018
New Painting. “What is the meaning? Is there one?”
by Alice Walker, Casa Madre, Mexico 2018
Published on March 10, 2018 19:00
February 27, 2018
Sometimes I Just Thank God I’m Black And Call It A Day
Photo by Alice Walker Sometimes I Just Thank God I’m Black And Call It a Day Copyright 2018 by Alice Walker No, I’m thankful for the constant Give and take I have with Creator, And by Creator What else could I mean But the Sun? The real reason We are taught to pray looking In read more »
Published on February 27, 2018 10:48
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