NPR: Toni Morrison https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=172859162 Toni Morrison en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 22 May 2025 13:49:57 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Toni Morrison https://www.npr.org/tags/172859162/toni-morrison Pink gives away 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts The pop music icon is taking a stand against the libraries and classrooms around the U.S. that have removed books due to claims of inappropriate content related to sexuality, gender identity and race. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:00:02 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/11/16/1213317663/pink-gives-away-2-000-banned-books-at-florida-concerts https://www.npr.org/2023/11/16/1213317663/pink-gives-away-2-000-banned-books-at-florida-concerts The pop music icon is taking a stand against the libraries and classrooms around the U.S. that have removed books due to claims of inappropriate content related to sexuality, gender identity and race.

]]> Elizabeth Blair Robert Gottlieb, celebrated editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, has died at 92 Gottlieb, whose work helped shape the modern publishing canon, edited fiction by future Nobel laureates, spy novels by John le Carré, essays by Nora Ephron and Caro's nonfiction epics. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:00:30 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/06/14/1182289885/robert-gottlieb-dead https://www.npr.org/2023/06/14/1182289885/robert-gottlieb-dead Gottlieb, whose work helped shape the modern publishing canon, edited fiction by future Nobel laureates, spy novels by John le Carré, essays by Nora Ephron and Caro's nonfiction epics.

]]> The Associated Press Toni Morrison's diary entries, early drafts and letters are on display at Princeton Toni Morrison remains the sole Black female recipient of a Nobel Prize in Literature. Princeton University, where Morrison was a professor, is commemorating the 30th anniversary of her win. Sun, 30 Apr 2023 05:00:56 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/30/1171897684/toni-morrisons-diary-entries-early-drafts-and-letters-are-on-display-at-princeto https://www.npr.org/2023/04/30/1171897684/toni-morrisons-diary-entries-early-drafts-and-letters-are-on-display-at-princeto

Toni Morrison remains the sole Black female recipient of a Nobel Prize in Literature. Princeton University, where Morrison was a professor, is commemorating the 30th anniversary of her win.

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]]> Neda Ulaby Plot twist: Activists skirt book bans with guerrilla giveaways and pop-up libraries This year is expected to set a record for the number of book bans by public school libraries, so many people are finding creative ways to make banned books available to young readers outside schools. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:00:14 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1164284891/book-bans-school-libraries-florida https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1164284891/book-bans-school-libraries-florida

This year is expected to set a record for the number of book bans by public school libraries, so many people are finding creative ways to make banned books available to young readers outside schools.

]]> Tovia Smith Toni Morrison's only short story is available in book form for the first time The late Nobel laureate and novelist was known for her examination of the Black experience. "Recitatif" is about two girls, one Black and one white, but doesn't reveal which is which. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 05:02:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1077198351/recitatif-toni-morrison-short-story https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1077198351/recitatif-toni-morrison-short-story

The late Nobel laureate and novelist was known for her examination of the Black experience. "Recitatif" is about two girls, one Black and one white, but doesn't reveal which is which.

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]]> Rachel Treisman Hollywood's Best Hopes To Keep Moviegoers Engaged After 'Endgame' Hollywood's summer blockbuster season got a $2 billion head start this year from <em>Avengers: Endgame</em>. Now, with summer actually getting under way, how will Tinseltown keep the momentum going? Mon, 27 May 2019 16:17:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/05/27/727358733/hollywoods-best-hopes-to-keep-moviegoers-engaged-after-endgame https://www.npr.org/2019/05/27/727358733/hollywoods-best-hopes-to-keep-moviegoers-engaged-after-endgame Hollywood's summer blockbuster season got a $2 billion head start this year from Avengers: Endgame. Now, with summer actually getting under way, how will Tinseltown keep the momentum going?

]]> Bob Mondello 'The Source Of Self-Regard' Speaks To Today's Social And Political Moment Though the essays, speeches, and meditations in Toni Morrison's new nonfiction collection were written over the course of four decades, virtually every entry feels strikingly relevant now. Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:55:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/02/14/694259009/the-source-of-self-regard-speaks-to-todays-social-and-political-moment https://www.npr.org/2019/02/14/694259009/the-source-of-self-regard-speaks-to-todays-social-and-political-moment

Though the essays, speeches, and meditations in Toni Morrison's new nonfiction collection were written over the course of four decades, virtually every entry feels strikingly relevant now.

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]]> Ericka Taylor 'Well-Read Black Girl' Turns Books Into Community With her new anthology, Glory Edim says she wants to "capture the energy and vibrancy of what it means to be a black woman in the literary space." Sun, 02 Dec 2018 06:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/12/02/670047305/well-read-black-girl-turns-books-into-community https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/12/02/670047305/well-read-black-girl-turns-books-into-community

With her new anthology, Glory Edim says she wants to "capture the energy and vibrancy of what it means to be a black woman in the literary space."

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]]> Andrea Y. Henderson Writing Past The White Gaze As A Black Author "I wanted my characters to be <em>respectable</em>. I wanted them to somehow escape the judgement they'd get for just being, the same kind of judgement I've gotten for just being..." Sat, 04 Mar 2017 06:01:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/03/04/515790514/writing-past-the-white-gaze-as-a-black-author https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/03/04/515790514/writing-past-the-white-gaze-as-a-black-author

"I wanted my characters to be respectable. I wanted them to somehow escape the judgement they'd get for just being, the same kind of judgement I've gotten for just being..."

]]> LJ Alonge A Visit From Kendrick Lamar — Best Day Of School Ever? A New Jersey high school teacher used the rapper's latest album to teach a unit on Toni Morrison's novel, <em>The Bluest Eye</em>. Lamar found out about it, and decided to stop in for a visit. Sat, 13 Jun 2015 04:51:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/06/13/413966099/a-visit-from-kendrick-lamar-best-day-of-school-ever https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/06/13/413966099/a-visit-from-kendrick-lamar-best-day-of-school-ever

A New Jersey high school teacher used the rapper's latest album to teach a unit on Toni Morrison's novel, The Bluest Eye. Lamar found out about it, and decided to stop in for a visit.

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