In my work and in myself I reflect black people, women and men, as I reflect others. One day even the most self-protective ones will look into the mirror I provide and not be afraid.

to the White House. After high school Walker went to Spelman College in Atlanta on a full scholarship in 1961 and later transferred to Sarah Lawrence College near New York City graduating in 1965. Walker and her husband divorced amicably in 1976.

Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9 1944) is an American author poet feminist and activist.