Alice Walker's Blog, page 68
October 9, 2014
Miko Peled’s Prize
>Miko Peled and Alice WalkerThe Prize ItselfPoem for Miko©2014 by Alice WalkerThere are many awardsthat are not worth receiving;they can be handed to youby someone whose other handis stabbing you in the back.Worse I thinkis to receive an awardfor braveryfrom someone who is a cowardor to be given a medalfor freedomor a prize for peaceby more »
October 1, 2014
My Neighbor, the Great Being and Artist, Sue Hoya Sellars, Has Left Us To Our Own Devices
Shiloh and Sue in front of the Mona Lisa, Paris, 2014There is more to come, but here is an offering of spirit to tide us over. Sue was cremated this morning at eleven o’clock. Drums sounded from her hillside, and mine, and from the trees came the sweet trumpet sound of Amazing Grace, blown with more »
September 27, 2014
Findings of the Recent Extraordinary Session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine
Summary of findings “The Gaza War (2014) under International Law: An Inquiry into Israel’s Crimes,Responsibility, and the Response of the International Community”.Extraordinary sessionBrussels, 25 September 2014Jury: John Dugard, Miguel Angel Estrella, Christiane Hessel, Richard Falk, Ronnie Kasrils, Paul Laverty, Ken Loach, Michael Mansfield, Radhia Nasraoui, Vandana Shiva, Ahdaf Soueif and Roger Waters.Witnesses: Paul Behrens, Desmond more »
September 25, 2014
Making Frittatas
Alice and Rebecca, Careyes, the mid 1980sMaking Frittatas©2014 by Alice Walker For Rebecca Ten years is a long time and I have missed you. I thought of this this morning as I commenced making a splendid (it turned out) frittata. You taught me how to do this. After ten years during which I assumed more »
September 19, 2014
At the Door of Pollsmoor Prison
Kaleo and Alice, Robben Island 2011At The Door Of Pollsmoor Prisonfor Kaleo©2014 by Alice walkerWhen we arrived at the door of Pollsmoor prisonwe were already deeply stirredand sat a while outsidecalming ourselves before going in. Me, breathing deeply,You holding Mzee’s image in consciousnessso that walking in you might more completelyvisualizeeven feel,the chains.Once inside they showed more »
September 12, 2014
Month of Resistance to Mass Incarceration, Police Terror, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation
Gather©2014 by Alice Walkerfor Carl Dix and Cornell WestIt is still hard to believethat millions of us saw Eric Garner die.He died with what looked like a half dozen heavily cladpolicemenstanding on his body, twisting and crushinghimespecially his neckand head.He was a big man, too. They must have feltlike clumsy midgetsas they dragged him down.Watching more »
August 27, 2014
AMERICANAH by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche’s AMERICANAH is one of the best novels ever. I “read” it on audio (Recorded Books) which made it even more satisfying. The reader skillfully creates all the right languages, dialects, and accents of dozens of characters, female and male. I was initially put off by the Nigerian/Ibo sound. Only to discover half more »
August 25, 2014
When a Poet Dies, for Samih al-Qasim
A friend sent this beautiful poem by Palestinian poet Samih Al Qasim. The poem below "When a Poet Dies" is written for him. -AWA Friend sent this beautiful poem by Palestinian poet Samih al- Qasim, the poem “When a Poet Dies” is for him.“The day I’m killed, my killer, rifling through my pockets, will find more »
August 23, 2014
Ferguson’s heroic resistance: Thank You, Gloria La Riva
Eyewitness: Ferguson’s heroic resistanceByGloria La RivaArticle source: LiberationPhotos: Gloria La RivaTo hear the news reports or listen to Governor Jay Nixon ofMissouri yesterday, you’d think the protesters of Ferguson werebent on lootingand destruction, and that a midnight curfew and police were needed to protect the people.But last night at 12:30 a.m., the dozens of police more »
Article reprint, Ferguson’s heroic resistance
Eyewitness: Ferguson’s heroic resistanceByGloria La RivaArticle source: LiberationPhotos: Gloria La RivaTo hear the news reports or listen to Governor Jay Nixon ofMissouri yesterday, you’d think the protesters of Ferguson werebent on lootingand destruction, and that a midnight curfew and police were needed to protect the people.But last night at 12:30 a.m., the dozens of police more »
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