Toni Morrison

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May 15, 2012

Newsweek's 'first gay president' Obama cover: Daring or desperate?

OPINION - To be fair, Andrew Sullivan has the best intentions. But it seems curious that he thinks he can…
May 8, 2012

Toni Morrison's new novel 'Home' is where her heart is

REVIEW - With 'Home', Morrison continues to beg the reader to reflect critically on notions of identity, race, gender and…
May 7, 2012

Toni Morrison reflects on her life, new book

GRAND VIEW-ON-HUDSON, New York (AP) -- The Hudson River extends like the sun from the back of Toni Morrison's house,…
April 30, 2012

Toni Morrison among latest Medal of Freedom honorees

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first female secretary of state, a former astronaut, and a musical pioneer are among this year's…
April 27, 2012

Black, gray and proud: Women of color embrace their silver hair

theGRIO REPORT - A small but increasingly vocal group of 'gray-and-proud' African-American women are tired of pricey visits to the…
March 15, 2012

Toni Morrison tells Ohioans she won't write memoir

OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) - Novelist Toni Morrison tells fans she canceled plans to write a memoir because 'there's a point…
December 15, 2011

Revenge of the Clintonites: Black Democrats cling to their 'first black president'

OPINION - It seems not a month goes by without a politician or media figure from the Bill Clinton era…
December 15, 2011

Slideshow: Big screen 'black' book adaptations

SLIDESHOW - Since 'The Help' was based on a best-selling book, we got to thinking about other big screen adaptations…
October 14, 2011

Oppressed voices ring out in Toni Morrison's 'Othello'

PARIS (AP) - Barbary -- the African nurse who raised Othello's ill-fated wife Desdemona -- is at the very center,…
May 16, 2011

Class acts: This year's black commencement speakers

SLIDESHOW - These black luminaries, taking the stage first, are leaders of stage and film, law professors, even our nation's…
November 3, 2010

France honors ‘Beloved’ novelist Toni Morrison

PARIS (AP) - Morrison, an Ohio native who was born Chloe Anthony Wofford in 1931, began writing in 1970...
February 2, 2009

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