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CCBC Spotlight Speaker - Rebecca Walker
Rebecca Walker is an award-winning author, journalist, editor, and speaker. Her memoir Black White and Jewish was a bestseller, and follow-up book about pregnancy and birth, Baby Love, was at the heart of an international debate about the role of motherhood in feminism. Time Magazine named Rebecca one of fifty most influential American leaders of her generation.
Rebecca speaks about identity, power, art, and social change at universities, high schools and corporate and organizational gatherings around the world. Her essays, articles, blog posts, and commentary can be read in Newsweek, Glamour, Child, Plum, Real Simple, TheRoot.com, The Washington Post, BookForum, The Huffington Post, Spin, Babble, Salon, Marie Claire, Jewcy.com, CNN.COM, Essence,Vibe, Buddhadharma, What is Enlightenment, Self, and several award-winning anthologies.
Rebecca is a graduate of Yale, and holds an Honorary Doctorate from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Catch her on The Today Show, Charlie Rose, CNN, Fresh Air, Good Morning America, and Oprah.