I truly enjoyed Walker's "The Unglamorous But Worthwhile Duties of the Black Revolutionary Artist or of the Black Writer Who Simply Works and Writes." This piece reaffirmed my belief that the best education can happen outside the classroom. Reading about how she took her education into her own hands to expand her understanding of not just those like her, but everyone, was a breath of fresh air. Too often do people allow themselves to be restricted to the readings given to them through school and too little do schools focus on providing students with the chance to explore and learn more. In my opinion, it is through education that ignorance and prejudice can be combated, an ideology I feel Walker fully embraced for herself and should be embraced in more classrooms and individually.
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