Alice Walker

Letter from America: Oprah Winfrey

By Dr. Habib Siddiqui One of the hot topics from the USA this past week has been: Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell like announcement that she is calling it quits to her most successful TV program after 25 years in 2011. read more

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The Show's Really Over! Top Ten Oprah Moments

In her acting debut, Oprah starred as strong-willed Sofia in Steven Spielberg's 1985 film The Color Purple, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker. For her portrayal, Oprah was nominated for an Academy Award...

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Precious

Create a Member Account We'll get you set up with a Globe and Mail account in just a few easy steps! Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire When she first published the novel Push , poet and author Sapphire (née Ramona...

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Benefit for the Cuban Five featuring author Jimmy Santiago Baca

A benefit for the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five Please join us for an evening of music and poetry with Jimmy Santiago Baca Renowned poet, author of A Glass of Water and Rita & Julia Also, poet Jack Hirschman and...

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BBC Book List Meme

This year, my personal goal was to read 24 books. I’m happy to report that I have already exceeded this goal, and it’s only November. I’m indeed a little proud of myself. I have already read 27 books so far, probably 28 by this...

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Review: Precious

Purple's prose makes for wrenching melodrama If you thought Celie in Alice Walker's The Color Purple had a tough time of it, wait till you get a load of Precious. Interview: Gabourey Sidibe. By Brett Michel. Precious | Directed...

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Artificial intelligence, robots & thinking systems at ARC symposium

Australia’s leading researchers developing the next generation of intelligent systems and robots will come together at a symposium at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute today November 17 and tomorrow November 18.

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Discussion with Alice Walker about Gaza

370 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley (room pending, please check the Facebook link for updates: Alice Walker at Cal, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196044031293&ref=ts). Alice Walker is author of the novel The Color Purple,...

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Parents Play a Vital Role in Childhood Education

Steps to Student Academic Excellence Parents play a vital role in their child's education. Local Library and Bookstore Learning Events Register children to receive a library card. Set Healthy Boundaries for Children Boundaries...

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Play reading for a noble cause

Monday, November 16, 2009 Ishrat Hyatt Islamabad To mark sixteen days of activism for ‘No Violence Against Women and Children,’ a play reading of ‘A Memory; a Monologue; a Rant and a Prayer,’ directed and produced by Nighat...

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