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February 25, 2018
Madame President
LA SEÑORA PRESIDENTE MADAME PRESIDENT The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf By Helene Cooper ©2018 by Alice Walker There are some books we wish didn’t have to be written. I felt this many times while reading MADAME PRESIDENT, the extraordinary story of the life of Liberia’s and Africa’s first democratically elected president, Ellen Johnson read more »
February 24, 2018
Alice Walker 2018-02-09 Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday to the Incomparable Alice / Alicia, con mucho cariño read more »
February 14, 2018
Spring Poem
Photo by Alice Walker Spring Poem Copyright 2018 by Alice Walker For daisy, zinnia, petunia, jasmine, rose, tenzin, rebecca, rachel The seed from last year’s garden Has been scattered By winter’s wind. When I return in Spring Tiny green faces Are everywhere. Some have landed As we might too In dry & rocky Ground. read more »
January 16, 2018
Somebody Died for Us: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Somebody Died for Us: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. We are the Ones We have been Waiting For Alice Walker speaking about Martin Luther King, Jr (start time 9:37 to 39.25 end time) Atlanta, Georgia
It Is Here Now: Censorship
It Is Here Now; Maybe You Have Noticed It Copyright © 2018 by Alice Walker You could always tell Where it was going: Censorship. Free thought was always Going to be cornered, Caught, held captive By those With Everything To hide. We are never given Anything healthful Or truthful By those who have Traditionally Poisoned read more »
January 12, 2018
Lesson: Never Wander Into the Marketplace After a Silent Retreat
Leer esto, Una Leccion: Nunca Vayas Por El Mercado, en español Lesson: Never Wander Into the Marketplace After a Silent Retreat. Or During. Which Is What I Just Did. Copyright ©2018 by Alice Walker Perplexed by signs for “bookstore” and finding none, I wandered once again down the path beside the new community building. I saw read more »
January 6, 2018
Encouraged By the Miracles of Life
El Poema, ALENTADA POR LOS MILAGROS DE LA VIDA, en Español Encouraged by the Miracles of Life ©2018 by Alice Walker for Rebecca, Tenzin and Rachel December 6, 2018 For instance: The wisdom of the mango tree. Two years ago A hurricane Named Patricia -The worst storm ever to hit Earth according to those keeping read more »
December 14, 2017
COCO the movie: A Good Prayer For Starting One’s Day…
A Good Prayer For Starting One’s Day In These Times … Humans are amazing. Thank You For Making Us! Whoever or Whatever You are, Of whatever Dimension or Frequency! Thank you for giving us Ourselves to enjoy! For instance, I went last night to my local movie palace in Oaklandia (as Frida Kahlo would call read more »
December 3, 2017
Shug Avery’s Coming To Town: The Color Purple Musical
Word that the Texas prison system has banned The Color Purple this week, made me wish to share the thoughts below. I am off to a silent retreat in hopes of “re-setting” myself. Otherwise I would have found a great picture to go with this! Well, imagine your family, with all the wild and woolly read more »
I Live Now As If I Will Never See You Again
I Live Now As If I Will Never See You Again Copyright 2017 by Alice Walker I live now As if I will never see you Again; I should have been living This way all along. Here is a cure for every kind Of impatience & Irritation; Every anticipation Of regret. I love you as read more »
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