African American novelist, essayist, and academic
Shelf Life: Leila Mottley: The author of 'Nightcrawling' and 'woke up no light' on Jesmyn Ward, 'Song of Solomon,' and The Books That Everyone Should Read.
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Akua Naru at the Mojo: Nanu, what's Ensemble Resonanz doing there?: The US hip-hop artist Akua Naru (archive photo) performed at the Mojo Club.
abendblatt.de/hamburg/kultur/article242094642/Akua-Naru-im-Mojo-Nanu-was-macht-das-Ensemble-Resonanz-da.html
How Hanif Abdurraqib Learned to Surrender Himself to the Process: A conversation with the award-winning writer about basketball, prose, and his new book ...
theringer.com/2024/4/3/24119565/hanif-abdurraqib-theres-always-this-year-interview-new-book
Tommy Orange tells traumatic story of Indigenous history in new novel: Author Tommy Orange tells a story about cross-generational trauma and addiction among ...
houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/books/article/author-tommy-orange-new-novel-wandering-stars-19261737.php
Garden State Parkway rest stop to be renamed after Bruce Willis: A New Jersey rest stop on the Garden State Parkway will now bear the "Die Hard" ...
nydailynews.com/2024/03/08/bruce-willis-garden-state-parkway-rest-area/
A parent challenged 444 books in Elkhorn. Here's how the district responded.: Since November, principals have been reviewing the books to decide where they ...
jsonline.com/story/news/education/2024/02/27/a-parent-challenged-444-books-in-elkhorn-here-are-the-results/72684751007/
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How ‘rememory’ acts as a literary tool in confronting America’s racial past: Toni Morrison's Beloved explores the concept of Rememory, a powerful narrative ...
thehindu.com/books/how-rememory-acts-as-a-literary-tool-in-confronting-americas-racial-past/article67871954.ece
The future of humanism, from Toni Morrison to Nick Bostrom | Aeon Essays: Humanity’s future remains as unthinkable as the still-uncolonised galaxy or the ...
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Fran Lebowitz, an angry type of brilliance: The legendary writer and social commentator discusses book bans, the farce of modern American politics ...
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How the New Mean Girls Measures Up to Its Source Material: There’s something ouroboros-like about the IP at this point…
slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest/2024/01/how-the-new-mean-girls-movie-compares-to-the-original
November 2023: The ten most important books of the month: In addition, Bertrand Badiou describes the life of Paul Celan, Olaf B. Rader shows what connects ...
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Pink gives away 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts : The pop music icon is taking a stand against the libraries and classrooms around the U.S ...
npr.org/2023/11/16/1213317663/pink-gives-away-2-000-banned-books-at-florida-concerts
Quick Glance: Pink to Distribute Banned Books at Florida Concerts
- Florida leads the country in book bans, with more than 1,400 books removed from shelves.
- Pink announced plans to distribute 2,000 banned books during her four concerts in Florida.
- Pink will also collaborate with bookseller Books & Books to distribute four books from PEN America’s Index of Banned Books.
Oregon beach town makes the Fodor’s Travel list of best places to visit worldwide
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Oregon beach town makes the Fodor’s Travel list of best places to visit worldwide
oregonlive.com/travel/2023/11/oregon-beach-town-makes-the-fodors-travel-list-of-best-places-to-visit-worldwide.html
The Beaulieu Puzzle: Can you solve the latest Vulture 10x10 crossword clue? 19-Across, Four Letters: Toni Morrison novel or Daughtry song.
vulture.com/2023/11/daily-crossword-puzzle-november-6.html
'The Sisterhood,' on a '70s collective of Black female writers: Before Morrison's 'Beloved' and Walker's 'The Color Purple,' there was 'The Sisterhood ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-11-02/the-black-womens-group-that-helped-launch-toni-morrison-alice-walker-and-a-new-vanguard
An enslaved woman charts a path in Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Let Us Descend’: The two-time National Book Award-winning author's latest novel is about power and violence in ...
startribune.com/an-enslaved-woman-charts-a-path-in-let-us-descend-with-the-help-of-ancestors/600312750/
Reading Books By Black Authors Really Matters, Here's Where To Start: As one of the few Black female publishers, Sharmaine Lovegrove is following in Toni ...
elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a32811620/reading-books-by-black-authors-really-matters/
Joe Biden is our third Black president: President Joe Biden is our nation’s third black president.
thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/4240822-joe-biden-is-our-third-black-president/
Menomonee Falls High School bans 33 books from its collection: District officials haven't explained who decided to remove the books, which include titles by Toni ...
jsonline.com/story/news/education/2023/10/20/menomonee-falls-high-school-bans-33-books-from-its-collection/71243031007/
This Day In Black Excellence: Toni Morrison Won The Nobel Prize In Literature: A statement announcing the award hailed Morrison as “a literary artist of the ...
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6 books to get started with Black horror, from Morrison to Peele: Black horror pioneer Tananarive Due helps us pick 6 great books from the genre ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-10-26/6-books-to-get-you-started-with-black-horror-classic-and-new
Opinion: Louise Jenkins Meriwether, Black author and activist, should be a household name
latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-17/louise-jenkins-meriwether-james-baldwin-black-literature-los-angeles
Social commitment: The donation cannon of MacKenzie Scott: Billionaires like MacKenzie Scott and Susanne Klatten represent a new philanthropy: They are flexible ...
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The most banned titles this school year include “Tricks” by Ellen Hopkins, “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, and “Looking For Alaska” by John Green.
Ja’Tovia Gary Moves Between Two Worlds: The multimedia artist talks Black women, spirituality, and the multiverse.
harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a45357785/jatovia-gary/
Paid articlePaid Toni Morrison's wisdom guides A Noise Within's 'The Bluest Eye': 'The Bluest Eye,' Toni Morrison's first novel, is presented at A Noise Within in a stage ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-09-14/review-toni-morrison-the-bluest-eye-at-a-noise-within
Shelf Life: Oprah Winfrey and Arthur C. Brooks: The authors of 'Build the Life You Want' on Toni Morrison, 'The Color Purple,' and the Books That Shaped Them.
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Texas led nation in attempts to ban books in 2022: report: American Library Association: Texans attempted to ban books 93 times in 2022, including Toni ...
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‘Today’ Host Jenna Bush Hager Tells Hoda Kotb About The Time She Missed Out On Meeting Toni Morrison Before She Passed Away: “I Wish I Did It”
decider.com/2023/08/28/today-host-jenna-bush-hager-hoda-kotb-missed-out-meeting-toni-morrison-before-passed-away/
If You Gave Up on Riverdale but Still Want to Know If Its Ending Is Completely Bananas, You Won’t Be Disappointed
slate.com/culture/2023/08/riverdale-series-finale-season-7-archie-betty-jughead-veronica-cw.html
Ja’Tovia Gary Grew Up on the Internet: Ja’Tovia Gary screened her film ‘Quiet As It’s Kept’ — a cinematic response to Toni Morrison’s debut novel ...
thecut.com/2023/08/jatovia-gary-blackstar-film-festival-interview-quiet-as-its-kept.html
Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92
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Black or white? Toni Morrison's short story "Recitative".: The unfortunate connection skin color = character has also been made through literature ...
furche.at/kritik/literatur/schwarz-oder-weiss-toni-morrisons-erzaehlung-rezitativ-11344173
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McKinley Dixon’s ‘Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?’ is a beautiful album that channels feelings of longing and escape
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Attica Locke: ‘Toni Morrison’s Beloved touched my soul’: The American author on the mysteries of Ellen Raskin and learning to write in bed
theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/23/attica-locke-toni-morrisons-beloved-touched-my-soul
Insights into the new RURCHE: Just no hot flashes this week: It's about holy cows, men who feel harassed, Toni Morrison and much more
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Cynthia Ozick on Robert Gottlieb: Remembering Robert Gottlieb, the editor of Toni Morrison, Robert Caro, and many others, who died last week at 92
theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/06/robert-gottlieb-edtior-death-avid-reader/674452/
Hanover school board bans 19 books: The board voted Tuesday to give itself more control over which books are on shelves in school libraries.
axios.com/local/richmond/2023/06/15/hanover-county-school-board-book-bans
"Recitative" by Toni Morrison: Racial profiling in the reading chair?: Toni Morrison's grandiose story "Recitative" plays with the prejudices of the readers in ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/racial-profiling-im-lesesessel-rezitativ-von-toni-morrison-18835205.html
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