/tags/toni-morrison Toni Morrison en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:47:18 GMT /arts-culture/2025-02-19/literacy-advocates-in-ohio-defend-difficult-texts-as-they-mark-toni-morrison-day Ohio lawmakers and literacy advocates used the birthday of Toni Morrison, one of America’s most frequently banned authors, to defend difficult texts. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:47:18 GMT /arts-culture/2025-02-19/literacy-advocates-in-ohio-defend-difficult-texts-as-they-mark-toni-morrison-day The Associated Press /arts-culture/npr-news/2022-02-01/toni-morrisons-only-short-story-is-available-in-book-form-for-the-first-time The late Nobel laureate and novelist was known for her examination of the Black experience. "Recitatif" is about two girls, one Black and one white, but doesn't reveal which is which. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/npr-news/2022-02-01/toni-morrisons-only-short-story-is-available-in-book-form-for-the-first-time Rachel Treisman /ideastream/2020-02-14/celebration-in-oberlin-to-honor-toni-morrisons-legacy Novelist and Northeast Ohio native Toni Morrison would have been 89 years old Tuesday, February 18th. On her birthday, members of the community will celebrate her impact on their lives. The commemoration centers on a park bench in Oberlin that bears her name. Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:00:00 GMT /ideastream/2020-02-14/celebration-in-oberlin-to-honor-toni-morrisons-legacy David C. Barnett /npr-news/2019-08-06/toni-morrison-whose-soaring-novels-were-rooted-in-black-lives-dies-at-88 Morrison was the author of Beloved, Song of Solomon and The Bluest Eye. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:47:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-08-06/toni-morrison-whose-soaring-novels-were-rooted-in-black-lives-dies-at-88 Karen Grigsby Bates