As for my black female role model writers, what if Alice Walker hadn't written THE COLOR PURPLE, which brought "ebonics" to amount of high art? We haven't had enough life experience to have a true handle on our strengths and weaknesses, our lasting interests, our values and aims. C.S. https://is201.gaskination.com/question/book-review-ms-hempel-chronicles-by-sarah-shun-lien-bynum-137/