Toni Morrison was a national treasure, as good a storyteller, as captivating, in person as she was on the page. Her writing was a beautiful, meaningful challenge to our conscience and our moral imagination. What a gift to breathe the same air as her, if only for a while. pic.twitter.com/JG7Jgu4p9t
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 6, 2019
"If you can only be tall because somebody is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And my feeling is white people have a very, very serious problem, and they should start thinking about what they can do about it.”
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) August 6, 2019
Rest In Power Toni Morrisonhttps://t.co/KD0mukv4x0
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‘Toni reaches us deeply, using a tone that is lyrical, precise, distinct, and inclusive.’ — President Obama gave Toni Morrison the ultimate tribute while awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Morrison died today at 88. pic.twitter.com/1XGe8Fs73e
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 6, 2019
Beloved. Noun.
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) August 6, 2019
A person who is greatly loved.
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She told - masterfully - our truths. pic.twitter.com/strpEY4aVD
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) August 6, 2019
Toni Morrison was a towering intellect, a brilliant scribe of our nation’s complex stories, a heartbreaking journalist of our deepest desires, and a groundbreaking author who destroyed precepts, walls and those who dared underestimate her capacity. Rest well and in peace. pic.twitter.com/nMkxXRtEoz
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) August 6, 2019
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"If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it."
— Emo Desperado (@JoyAnnReid) August 6, 2019
Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon pic.twitter.com/QlJ3zB3rUK
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