I first picked up Toni Morrison’s novels when I was entering college, and her voice fundamentally changed my perspective on the world. This Black History Month, I reflected on the impact that her writing has had on my life. https://t.co/zSLkfkHmET pic.twitter.com/W6Yn1YYaSF
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 26, 2021
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03
Mar
21
Perspective On The World
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20
Jun
20
Take Me Out Of It
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09
Jun
20
Waiting For Justice
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“what struck me most about those who rioted was how long they waited. the restraint they showed. not the spontaneity, the restraint. they waited and waited for justice. and it didn’t come. no one talks about that...” - Toni Morrison
— Shamari K. Reid (@shamarikreid) May 28, 2020
11
Aug
19
Tribute To A Legend
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So proud to join all these extraordinary women in this tribute to a legend. https://t.co/EpVZjuQpQN
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 11, 2019
Eight black women — including Michelle Obama — write about Toni Morrison’s life and legacy.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 9, 2019
"For me and for so many others, Morrison was that first crack in the levee." https://t.co/Phv77jY3WQ
06
Aug
19
Beloved
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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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