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Author and essayist Toni Morrison (portrait by Chris Schweizer)

In 1993, Toni Morrison was the first black woman who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. This was the conclusion of successful publishing and academic career. The list of awards she had received is long, and it includes the American Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and many others. In 2006, The New York Times Book Review chose her novel Beloved as the best work in American fiction in the previous 25 years! Ms. Morrison died in 2019 at the age of 88.

In 1993, Toni Morrison was the first black woman who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. This was the conclusion of successful publishing and academic career. The list of awards she had received is long, and it includes the American Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and many others. In 2006, The New York Times Book Review chose her novel Beloved as the best work in American fiction in the previous 25 years! Ms. Morrison died in 2019 at the age of 88.

You want to fly Toni Morrison Quote

“The function of freedom is to free someone else.” ― Toni Morrison Digital illustration, 2020.

Toni Morrison Author I Dream a Dream Quote

while the global reality seems to be inverting and scrambling more and more every day, I am working hard to ground myself in my beliefs, in humanity, and in transformative justice. Policing does not keep us safe. Violence does not end violence. Attacking and threatening students with militarized police while self proclaimed nazis are allowed to "peacefully demonstrate" on campus grounds... I think back to my experience as a college student, as a graduate student, and how disempowered I felt in moments of social injustice. I'm so proud of and inspired by the work these students and educators are doing right now. ⁠ .⁠ 'The function of freedom is to free someone else" - Toni Morrison

Black History Month: Toni Morrison, “You are your best thing ... You are” -- A digital interpretation of Toni Morrison A Literary Luminary and Cultural Icon with her quote “You are your best thing ... You are” above on a dark (Knocked Out) background

Black History Month: Toni Morrison, “You are your best thing ... You are” -- A digital interpretation of Toni Morrison A Literary Luminary and Cultural Icon with her quote “You are your best thing ... You are” above on a light (Knocked Out) background

Black History Month: Toni Morrison, “You are your best thing ... You are” -- A digital interpretation of Toni Morrison A Literary Luminary and Cultural Icon with her quote “You are your best thing ... You are” above on a dark (Knocked Out) background

Black History Month: Toni Morrison, “You are your best thing ... You are” -- A digital interpretation of Toni Morrison A Literary Luminary and Cultural Icon with her quote “You are your best thing ... You are” on a Dark Background

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Remembering and promoting Toni Morrison a transformative author in writing and rewriting of Black life, its history and future.

“You are your best thing.”  —Toni Morrison

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“you wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” Toni Morrison

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