She leaves behind an incredible legacy, and here we celebrate Toni with some of her most beautiful quotes that we’d all do well to live by. “At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.

“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it,” from a 1981 speech to the Ohio Arts Council. “There is a loneliness that can be rocked. Arms crossed, ...

The opening ceremony of the 2025 Invictus Games was an afternoon full of celebration. There were musical performance by Chris Martin of Coldplay, Nelly Furtado, Noah Kahan, and Katy Perry; a poignant ...

"This inspirational book juxtaposes quotations, one to a page, drawn from Toni Morrison's entire body of work, both fiction and nonfiction--from The Bluest Eye to God Help the Child, from Playing in ...

The unflinching wisdom of Toni Morrison lends not only purpose but propulsion to the stage adaptation of her first novel, “The Bluest Eye,” now at Pasadena’s A Noise Within through Sept. 24. Morrison ...

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with A.J. Verdelle about her new book “Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison.” Verdelle writes about her longtime friendship with her ...

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jamila Woods about her third album: Water Made Us.The Chicago native says the project is a study of her relationships and finding new ways to love. JAMILA WOODS: (Singing) ...