#tonimorrison

[whenweallvote]

Today we’re thinking of the brilliant Toni Morrison, on what would have been her 93rd birthday.

In 1993, she became the first Black woman in history to win the Nobel Prize in Literature — in addition to her other accolades, including the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. 

Toni Morrison is renowned for centering the beauty of being Black in her written work, especially from the perspective of Black women and girls.  We honor her today and every day!

[cartermagazine]

Today In History Toni Morrison, a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, editor and Howard University alumna and professor- was born in Lorian, OH, on this date February 18, 1931. Her novels are known for their epic themes, exquisite language and richly detailed African American characters who are central to their narratives. Among her best-known novels are The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Beloved, Jazz, Love and A Mercy. Morrison earned a plethora of book-world accolades and honorary degrees, also receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. “Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.” - Toni Morrison CARTER™ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #tonimorrison #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/CozW6KMOQ6F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[little-tiffany]

Perhaps that's what all human relationships boil down to: Would you save my life? Or would you take it?

-Toni Morrison

[godrinati]

Featuring w my feature, thank you Aliyah Bonnette for the opportunity to be mused.

[worldoffrausto]

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth I’m making my Toni Morrison stickers available while supplies last. DM for details ⚡️✊⚡️ #ToniMorrison #QuoteOfTheDay #Sticker (at Women's History Month - March) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqYba7gJYVs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[follow-the-moonbird]

I find it so fucking ironic that Toni Morrison is getting a USPS Forever stamp (well deserved, no shade at all, she is amazing) but her books get put on Banned Book lists and are constantly being censored because she wrote about racism and sexism. How can you honor a legacy while also trying to destroy the reason it exists in the first place? Do fucking better

[kashmerethedeusa]

I just got the green cover that just says Sula but these covers are🔥🔥

covers for sula by toni morrison (1975 and 1987)

[trascapades]

🕊#ArtIsAWeapon

#SundaySermon from our wise, mighty ancestor, literary giant #ToniMorrison

Reposted from @femalepoetssociety “I want to remind us all that art is dangerous. I want to remind you of the history of artists who have been murdered, slaughtered, imprisoned, chopped up, refused entrance…The history of art, whether it’s in music or written or what have you, has always been bloody, because dictators and people in office and people who want to control and deceive know exactly the people who will disturb their plans.

And those people are artists. They’re the ones that tell the truth.

And it’s something that the society has got to protect.

But when you enter that field, whether it’s Sonia’s poetry or Toshi’s music or Ta-Nehisi’s you know, rather startlingly clear prose, it’s a dangerous pursuit, and somebody is out to get you.

You have to know it before you start and do it under those circumstances, because it is one of the most important things that human beings do.” - Toni Morrison

Listen to the full interview on YouTube: “Toni Morrison’s Final Thoughts at “Art and Social Justice” at Stella Adler Studio of Acting @stellaadler

#ArtIsDangerous #Artists #ArtAndSocialJustice #HistoryOfArt #BlackArtists

[funcoolchickie]

[biographiness]

Craft your own reality, one dream at a time 🌍✨

[cartermagazine]

Today In History ‘Beloved,“ a novel by Toni Morrison about the agonizing remembrances of a former slave in post-Civil War Ohio, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction on this day March 31, 1988. Ms. Morrison’s work had been at the center of a controversy the previous year when it failed to win the prestigious National Book Award, and 48 black writers wrote an open letter in January of 1987-protesting that Ms. Morrison had never won that award or a Pulitzer. On March 29, 2023 a Virginia superintendent informed parents 14 books will be removed from school libraries this week due to sexual content. Spotsylvania County Public Schools Superintendent Mark Taylor cited Virginia law signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin last year that requires parents be notified about sexually explicit material. The 14 books, including Pulitzer Prize-winning “Beloved” by Toni Morrison, are among several dozen books challenged as instructional material by parent Jennifer Petersen who has appeared before the school board to express her concerns. CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #tonimorrison #beloved #womenshistorymonth #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/CqcuZyUOGtk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[godrinati]

Broke open the sky today at the bookstore.

[writers-republic]

💡 Here’s an interesting bit of literary trivia for you:

After Song of Solomon author Toni Morrison‘s house burned down, she spent hours on the phone with fellow author Maxine Hong Kingston trying to process the loss. Kingston also lost one of her homes to a fire.

[escondidolibrary]

Join us for the next Rincón Literario Bilingual Book Club meeting on February 17, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. on Zoom and upstairs in the Board Room!

We'll discuss "The Bluest Eye/Ojos azulez" by Toni Morrison in English and Spanish!

Contact Diamond.Taranto@escondidolibrary.org to join!

Information about current and upcoming reads can be found here: http://www.library.escondido.org/rinconliterario

Puede encontrar información sobre libros actuales y futuros en nuestra página web: http://www.library.escondido.org/rinconliterario