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Happy 88th Birthday, Toni Morrison!

Feb 18, 2019

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Lori Tharps

in Black in the World, Get Lit(erary)!

Hello Meltingpot Readers, Today, one of the most important voices in contemporary literature and one of my personal literary heroes, Ms. Toni Morrison, is celebrating her 88th birthday! Besides the fact that living to age 88 is cause enough for celebration, Morrison also has a brand new book of nonfiction essays out. It’s called The…
Me and Toni Morrison: On the Same Page About Skin Color Politics

May 11, 2015

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Lori Tharps

in Books in Color, Get Lit(erary)!, Lori’s Story, Same Family, Different Colors

Hello Meltingpot Readers, Have any of you read Toni Morrison’s new novel, God Help the Child? Not only have I read it, I had the chance to see Ms. Toni give a reading from the book here in Philadelphia and of course got her to sign my book. It was magical getting to meet her…