Rebecca Walker (1969- )From Encyclopedia of African-American Writing
Following the divorce of Rebecca's parents, African-American author Alice Malsenior Walker and European-Jewish-American attorney Mel Leventhal, she alternated two-year periods with each of her parents. At age 18, Rebecca Leventhal changed her surname to her mother's maiden name, Walker. While earning her B.A. from Yale University (1992), Rebecca Walker was already a contributing editor to Ms. magazine (1989-).