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Toni Morrison



Toni Morrison (1931–2019) was an American professor, editor, and novelist celebrated for her achievements in highlighting racism in America. She was both a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner and inspired generations of Black writers. After her passing, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.

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Toni Morrison Beautifully Answers an "Illegitimate" Question on Race (Jan. 19, 1998) - Charlie Rose

In 1998, Charlie asked Toni Morrison about a question a journalist had once posed to her: "Can you imagine writing a novel not centered around race?" This is her amazing response.

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The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom

This inspirational book juxtaposes quotations, one to a page, drawn from Toni Morrison's entire body of work, both fiction and nonfiction--from The Bluest Eye to God Help the Child, from Playing in the Dark to The Source of Self-Regard--to tell a story of self-actualization.

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Toni Morrison interview on “The Bluest Eye” and “Paradise” (1998)

Toni Morrison gives insight into her works “Paradise” and “The Bluest Eye,” criticizes sloppy criticism, and explains the challenge of writing about race for African-American writers.

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Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison is one of the most celebrated authors in the world. In addition to writing plays, and children’s books, her novels have earned her countless prestigious awards including the Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.

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Toni Morrison Interview on Woman.Life.Song with Clarissa Pinkola Estes and Others

A conversation with Jessye Norman, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Toni Morrison, and Judith Weir about Weir’s “woman.life.song,” a collaborative effort to express universal experiences of womanhood.

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Toni Morrison’s Truth

She saw the madness we’re living in now years ago.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageWe die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.

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Toni Morrison on Language, Evil and ‘the White Gaze’

Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison, M.A. ’55, returned to Cornell March 7, 2013, for a conversation about literature, politics and, especially, language.

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Toni Morrison, What Racism Is

Toni Morrison speaks on racism.

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