Bestselling author, editor, journalist, and publishing consultant
Hawaiian Islands
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- Author at Riverhead Books
- Speaker at The Lavin Agency
- Writer at Hearst, Conde Nast, Shambhala
- Blogger on TheRoot.com at The Washington Post
- Editor at Riverhead Books
- Film/Television Consultant at Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, The N at MTV
- Teacher and Consultant, Memoir and the Creative Process at Self
- Education
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- Yale University
- The Urban School of San Francisco
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Rebecca Walker’s Experience
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Author
Riverhead Books
(Writing and Editing industry)
March 2001 — Present (8 years 5 months)
Author of Black, White and Jewish and Baby Love, best-selling, award-winning, thought-provoking literary memoirs exploring post-civil rights racial identity, and the complex personal and political aspects of motherhood.
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Speaker
The Lavin Agency
(Performing Arts industry)
January 1998 — Present (11 years 7 months)
Speaker at more than 500 universities, institutions, corporations, conferences, and organizations including Harvard, Smith, Exeter, Oberlin, MIT, Occidental, Sony Music, JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft, the Walker Arts Center, Hammer Museum, and the Ministries of Culture and Gender of Estonia.
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Writer
Hearst, Conde Nast, Shambhala
(Publishing industry)
January 1998 — Present (11 years 7 months)
Writer of articles, essays, and editorial/design content about motherhood, diverse standards of beauty, mental wellness, personal taste and aesthetics, international travel in Real Simple, Glamour, Marie Claire US and ITALY, Child, Newsweek, Essence, Plum, Domino, Vibe, Greater Good, Harpers, Buddhadharma, BookForum, CNN.com, Babble.com, and others; interviewed and profiled leaders including Kofi Annan, Wilma Mankiller, and Morris Dees.
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Blogger on TheRoot.com
The Washington Post
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 1997 — Present (12 years 7 months)
Blog on parenting and politics reaching up to fifty thousand unique viewers per week.
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Editor
Riverhead Books
(Publishing industry)
January 1996 — Present (13 years 7 months)
Editor, One Big Happy Family, To Be Real, and What Makes a Man, three groundbreaking anthologies on the evolution of the American family, the changing nature of masculinity, and the birth of a new generation of gender activists.
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Film/Television Consultant
Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, The N at MTV
(Entertainment industry)
December 1995 — Present (13 years 8 months)
Worked under uber producer Kathleen Kennedy developing a feature film based on the arts scene in Harlem, and with Essie Chambers at Noggin developing a half-hour drama for tweens. Featured in Mike Nichol's political satire "Primary Colors" with Emma Thompson and John Travolta.
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Teacher and Consultant, Memoir and the Creative Process
Self
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 1995 — Present (14 years 7 months)
Teach workshops on the art of memoir all over the world, most recently in Provence, Chiang Mai, San Miguel de Allende, and Amsterdam. Consult with writers on manuscript development and placement.
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