What made her one of our greatest — and most dangerous — novelists was her belief that stories could contain what our minds ...

For Cornellians, celebrating 95 years of Toni Morrison should be more than an act of alumni pride; it should be an intentional reminder to examine our allyship and anti-Black bias within our community ...

In The Bluest Eye, Morrison struggled to unite the there and not-there in the same figure: Claudia had occupied the positive pole, as it were, and Pecola, the negative. Four novels later, in Beloved, ...

Explore the legacies of Toni Morrison and Nina Simone, examining race, memory, and the complexities of Black womanhood in America.

More than 50 years after its release, Toni Morrison’s harrowing debut is being hailed as a must-read classic — and its devastating story still resonates today.

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Author Toni Morrison speaks at a benefit for the Sundance Institute in April 2003. Literary Cleveland, in partnership with Ohio Humanities, launched “Beloved: Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison” on Feb. 18 ...

From highly acclaimed debuts to long-awaited returns, from thriller to romance, these are the 10 best new books to read during Black History Month and beyond. The following titles can be purchased ...

Since 1996, Oprah Winfrey has been sharing her favorite reads with fellow bookworms through Oprah's Book Club. See all of the media personality's 2026 selections, so far.