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Author and essayist Toni Morrison (portrait by Chris Schweizer)

In 1993, Toni Morrison was the first black woman who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. This was the conclusion of successful publishing and academic career. The list of awards she had received is long, and it includes the American Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and many others. In 2006, The New York Times Book Review chose her novel Beloved as the best work in American fiction in the previous 25 years! Ms. Morrison died in 2019 at the age of 88.

In 1993, Toni Morrison was the first black woman who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. This was the conclusion of successful publishing and academic career. The list of awards she had received is long, and it includes the American Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and many others. In 2006, The New York Times Book Review chose her novel Beloved as the best work in American fiction in the previous 25 years! Ms. Morrison died in 2019 at the age of 88.

You want to fly Toni Morrison Quote

“The function of freedom is to free someone else.” ― Toni Morrison Digital illustration, 2020.

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Black History Month: Toni Morrison, “You are your best thing ... You are” -- A digital interpretation of Toni Morrison A Literary Luminary and Cultural Icon with her quote “You are your best thing ... You are” above on a dark (Knocked Out) background

Black History Month: Toni Morrison, “You are your best thing ... You are” -- A digital interpretation of Toni Morrison A Literary Luminary and Cultural Icon with her quote “You are your best thing ... You are” above on a dark (Knocked Out) background

Black History Month: Toni Morrison, “You are your best thing ... You are” -- A digital interpretation of Toni Morrison A Literary Luminary and Cultural Icon with her quote “You are your best thing ... You are” above on a light (Knocked Out) background

Black History Month: Toni Morrison, “You are your best thing ... You are” -- A digital interpretation of Toni Morrison A Literary Luminary and Cultural Icon with her quote “You are your best thing ... You are” on a Dark Background

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“You are your best thing.”  —Toni Morrison

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“you wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” Toni Morrison

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