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This Mother's Day, THIRTEEN looks back at a conversation in 1989 between Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker and her 19-year-old daughter Rebecca — then a sophomore at Yale and an emerging activist and feminist voice. The mother and daughter spoke with The Eleventh Hour host, Robert Lipsyte, about their bond, their shared activism — including marching together in Washington for abortion rights — and the complicated realities of race and education in America, and the cost of motherhood on creativity.
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This 1989 episode from the THIRTEEN vault is part of The Eleventh Hour, which was a nightly news discussion program focusing on important issues affecting the New York metropolitan area.
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THIRTEEN is one of America’s most respected and innovative public media providers. Part of The WNET Group, THIRTEEN is a unique cultural and educational institution that harnesses the power of television and electronic media to inform, enlighten, entertain and inspire. The flagship public television station of the New York City tri-state area and the most-watched public television channel in the nation, THIRTEEN reaches millions of people with programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of science and nature, and invites people of all ages to have fun while learning.
This Mother's Day, THIRTEEN looks back at a conversation in 1989 between Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker and her 19-year-old daughter Rebecca — then a sophomore at Yale and an emerging activist and feminist voice. The mother and daughter spoke with The Eleventh Hour host, Robert Lipsyte, about their bond, their shared activism — including marching together in Washington for abortion rights — and the complicated realities of race and education in America, and the cost of motherhood on creativity.
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This 1989 episode from the THIRTEEN vault is part of The Eleventh Hour, which was a nightly news discussion program focusing on important issues affecting the New York metropolitan area.
#MothersDay #AliceWalker #RebeccaWalker #TheColorPurple #Motherhood #BlackWomen #Archives #THIRTEEN
Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed: youtube.com/@ThirteenWNET?sub_confirmation=1
For full episodes, check out thirteen.org
Facebook: facebook.com/thirteenwnet
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TikTok: tiktok.com/@thirteenwnet
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THIRTEEN is one of America’s most respected and innovative public media providers. Part of The WNET Group, THIRTEEN is a unique cultural and educational institution that harnesses the power of television and electronic media to inform, enlighten, entertain and inspire. The flagship public television station of the New York City tri-state area and the most-watched public television channel in the nation, THIRTEEN reaches millions of people with programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of science and nature, and invites people of all ages to have fun while learning.
