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February 18, 2016

Today In History

‘Toni Morrison, writer and the first Black woman to be awarded the “Nobel Prize in Literature,” was born in Lorian, OH, on this date February 18, 1931. Morrison received the “Pulitzer Prize” for her book, Beloved, in 1988.’

(photo: Toni Morrison)

– CARTER Magazine

Happy birthday to my favorite writer Toni Morrison and to Audre Lorde, another gifted and talented writer. – Mabinty

Happy birthday, Toni Morrison!

(Posts about Toni Morrison on my blog)