Alice Walker

Born: 1944-02-09

Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.


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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

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Released: 2023-12-28

A behind-the-scenes look into the making of the new feature film “The Color Purple,” and the...

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In Prison My Whole Life

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Released: 2008-01-18

William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that...

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The World According to Allee Willis

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Released: 2024-03-16

Songwriter/artist Allee Willis began filming her life as a kid in 1950s Detroit and never...

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Flannery

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Released: 2019-10-25

Explore the life of Flannery O’Connor whose provocative fiction was unlike anything published...

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Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke

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Released: 2019-05-03

A Feature Documentary, featuring David Icke The 'mad man' who has been proved right again and...

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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

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Released: 2004-06-18

You Can't Be Neutral documents the life and times of the historian, activist and author of the...

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Kudzu

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Released: 1977-10-01

Kudzu, or Pueraria Thunbergiana, is a vine threatening to take over large portions of the...

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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

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Released: 2013-02-01

The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia...

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Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock

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Released: 1983-01-01

This vibrant and engaging video profiles the a capella activist group, Sweet Honey in the Rock....

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Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil

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Released: 2015-08-08

A documentary film about the Candomblé spiritual culture in Bahia, Brazil. Grounded in strong...

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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

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Released: 2013-05-13

The compelling story of an extraordinary woman's journey from her birth in a paper thin shack in...

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A Place of Rage

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Released: 1991-01-01

This celebration of African American women and their achievements features interviews with...

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