Part of our tradition as black women is that we are universalists. Black children, yellow children, red children, brown children, that is the black woman's normal, day-to-day relationship. In my family alone, we are about four different colors.
Alice Walker is an American author, poet, and activist. She is best known for her novel "The Color Purple," which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was adapted into an acclaimed film and Broadway musical. Walker's works often explore themes of race, gender, and social justice.