Information by Alice Walker
- Staying Home in Mississippi; The New York Times, August 26, 1973. Walker recalls her experiences at the 1963 civil rights march on Washington
- My Father's Country Is the Poor; The New York Times, March 21, 1977. A man in Cuba reminds Walker of her father and causes her to reflect on the different fates of these two men whose lives were both defined by poverty.
- Children's Books; Remembering Mr. Sweet; The New York Times, May 8, 1988. Alice Walker describes the origins of her short story "To Hell With Dying," which was reissued, with illustrations, as a children's book.
- Letter from Alice Walker to President Clinton, March 13, 1996, in which she talks about the US relation to Cuba.
- Alice Walker Reads For Her Life: how certain books can reveal to us the deeper mysteries of our world. From O, The Oprah Magazine, November 2000.
- A Bit of Gossip
When Alice Walker took a teaching job at Wellesley College, she suggested teaching a course made up entirely of literature by women; it had never been done before. She searched for African-American women writers whose work she could assign, and single-handedly resurrected the work of Zora Neale Hurston, whose books had long been out of print. From MPR
- Alison Young interviews writer Alice Walker, about her novel, Now is the Time to Open Your Heart. KUHF; May 13, 2006 (Real 10:56)
- We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For. Taking on some of the greatest challenges of our times, Walker encourages readers to have faith that despite the overwhelming situations we find ourselves in, we are prepared to create positive change. Margaret Mitchell House & Museum; November 14, 2006 (Real)
- Alice WalkerĘtalks about her life and work. BBC Radio 4; October 8, 2005 (Real)
- Now is the Time to Open Your Heart: Walker tells David Molpus she wrote the novel because she believes the choices facing women over 50 are largely unexplored territory. MPR; April 28, 2004 (Real 16:54)
- Alice Walker talks with Ayelet Waldman, author of "Daughter's Keeper" about her connection to the earth, a theme woven through her books and poems and her travels in Africa - where she ventured recently to make a documentary film - and the place of politics in literature. The Commonwealth Club of California, April 20, 2004 (Real 1:00:23) (transcript)
- Alice Walker talks with Michael Silverblatt about her book "Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart"; WKCR, June 3, 2004 (Real 28:42)
- Alice Walker on Martin Luther. date unknown (mp3 14:17)
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- We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For. Taking on some of the greatest challenges of our times, Walker encourages readers to have faith that despite the overwhelming situations we find ourselves in, we are prepared to create positive change. Margaret Mitchell House & Museum; November 14, 2006 (Real)
- For My People ((RealPlayer | Quicktime 00:59:9)
- Kissie Lee (RealPlayer | Quicktime 00:59:9)
- Alice Walker joins Diane Rehm to read from her new poetry collection and talk about her lifelong involvement in activist movements. WAMU Radio, March 17, 2003. (RealPlayer 51:33)
- Alice Walker discusses the nature of a writer's social responsibilities. KCRW; August 21, 1997 (28:30)
- Riz Khan talks to Alice Walker about her life and work. AlJazeera; October 15, 2007 (17:47)
- Alice Walker at the KPFA Peace Awards 2007 (8:49)
- Not with a bang. But with a whimper. From the speech given at Evening of Conscience, San Fransisco. October 2, 2006 (2:35)
- Alice Walker narrates her preface from The Other Side of War (7:54)
- The Sum of Its Parts: Theme in Short Fiction: Multiple themes are uncovered in "Everyday Use," a dramatization of Alice Walker's short story. (Media 30:00)
- Alice Walker delivers the keynote address at a meeting on Zora Neale Hurston. Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, October 3, 2003 (Real 1:20:16)