the bluest eye
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Rich Donors Support Conservative Groups in Campaign to Ban Books Addressing Race
The trend of banning books addressing race and LGBTQ+ issues is supported not only by conservative grassroots groups but also their wealthy donors.
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The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Revisits In Search of The Color Purple
Nearly 40 years after Alice Walker’s seminal work sparked controversy, we revisit our conversation about the pivotal novel with scholar Salamishah Tillet.
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OK, Are We Ready to Talk About Jenna Bush Hager Hosting 'A Celebration of Toni Morrison'?
“Say what, now?” has been the typical (if not most explicit) response to an announcement made this week that Jenna Bush Hager, former first daughter-turned-Today with Hoda and Jenna co-host, would be hosting “A Celebration of Toni Morrison” on the morning show December 21, 2020. Yes, you heard that right: Jenna “My Dad Is George…
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Toni Morrison: Pieces I Am: ‘Navigating a White Male World Was Not Threatening; It Wasn’t Even Interesting’
Toni Morrison’s work has always been deemed as rich and poetic, perhaps an extension of her very own life. Toni Morrison: Pieces I Am, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, looks to be a uniquely intimate look into Morrison, as it was directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, who has been Morrison’s friend for over…
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Toni Morrison To Release New Novel, And I'm Preparing To Pretend To Understand It
There are not enough superlatives to describe the work of Toni Morrison, America’s greatest living novelist. The Bluest Eye isn’t just a great book, it’s there with Citizen Kane, What’s Going On, the iPhone, and Bria Myles as one of the best and most important artistic triumphs of the last century. She is your favorite writer’s favorite writer; the person who both…