Activism is my rent for living on this planet. -Alice Walker Alice Walker is an African American award winning writer, novelist, storyteller, and poet. Walker is also the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction with her novel The Color Purple, and the National Book Award for hardcover fiction. The Color Purple was also turned into one of my families favorite films directed by Steven Spielberg. This beautiful soul is also known for her avid work in the