Toni Morrison

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Make Toni Morrison, James Baldwin required reading for the next generation

Even with a writer like Shakespeare’s immense impact on the world, should it still be required?

Today in black history: Toni Morrison is born, first all-black Broadway musical debuts, Shani Davis wins gold, and more

The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 18

Just like in her writing, Toni Morrison’s memorial service made black women visible

Speakers from Oprah to Ta-Nehisi Coates remembered an ‘earthy and funny’ friend

Reading Toni Morrison at 17, 25 and 35

It took nearly 20 years, but revisiting ‘Sula,’ I finally saw myself in her words, as only a grown woman can

Toni Morrison made me stop wanting to be white

Slavery took our bodies. Cultural hegemony tries to take our minds — and destroy our hair. Morrison gave it all back to us.

Oprah and ‘Moonlight’s’ McCraney on the inspiration of Toni Morrison

New OWN series ‘David Makes Man’ strives to carry on her legacy 

New documentary reminds us that even Toni Morrison had to fight off the haters

After she won the Nobel Prize, there were still critics who said her focus on black women was too narrow

H&M’s ‘coolest monkey’ hoodie and how racism wastes our precious time

As Toni Morrison taught us, the ongoing cycle of ignorance keeps us from our work