Rebecca Walker is an award-winning speaker, teacher, and bestselling author. She presents ideas about race, class, culture, gender, and the evolution of the human family that challenge ideological rigidity and encourage fresh approaches to enduring conflicts. In addition to her memoir and anthologies, read Rebecca's critical reviews in BookForum and the Washington Post Book World; journalism in Newsweek, Corriere della Sera, and the GuardianUK; personal essays in Glamour, Real Simple, and Child; and interviews with artists and political figures in Interview, Vibe, and Spin. Her blog,"This Writer's Life," launches on the Huffington Post in 2010. 

Rebecca is a graduate of Yale and the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the North Carolina School of the Arts. She has appeared on The Today Show, Charlie Rose, CNN, ABC News, Good Morning America, and Oprah. Time Magazine named her one of the fifty most influential leaders of her generation.