Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Toni Morrison harnessed the power of words on a page to touch millions of souls around the world. We’re remembering her incredible legacy today on what would have been her 90th birthday. #ToniMorrison #BlackHistoryMonth

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

Join @Cinema_Detroit online tonight at 7:30pm ET for a discussion of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am with poet and social justice organizer @Combsthepoet and Janet Webster Jones, owner of @sourcebksellers. Watch the discussion at bit.ly/2YudxFo

Goliath, meet David. The Fight comes to theaters and on demand July 31st. #TheFightMovie

Don’t miss Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am on @PBSAmerMasters tonight at 8/7c or stream it on pbs.org/tonimorrison #ToniMorrisonPBS #TrailblazersPBS #AmericanMastersPBS

#BETHouseParty presents "How to #MakeGoodTrouble" with @marclamonthill featuring @RevDrBarber (@UniteThePoor), @EAlexTheGreat, @dawnporterm and Dr. Michael Sorrell. Tune in to @BET's Instagram LIVE all morning as they discuss the upcoming @JohnLewisDoc!

Magnolia Pictures Making 'I Am Not Your Negro' and Other Black Documentaries Available for Free bit.ly/2Y80Lv5

We’re teaming up with @knightfdn and @OCINEMA to bring you free screenings of documentaries that speak strongly to systemic inequity: @IAmNotYourNegro, @ToniMorrison, and @WhoseStreetsDoc. Register now for our first screening this Sunday, June 7: bit.ly/KnightDocs

Thousands of protests. 45 arrests. 33 years in Congress. Sometimes change calls for a little trouble. John Lewis: Good Trouble comes to theaters and on demand July 3rd. #JohnLewisIsGoodTrouble

"She spoke from a black woman’s voice that heretofore had been silenced and shamed; she was able to magnify and give voice to our stories about common folk whose stories would have otherwise stayed buried" — @Oprah on Toni Morrison for @nytimes. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

We asked 35 top African-American creators from the worlds of film, art, TV, music, books and more to talk about the work that has inspired them the most over the past 2 decades. nyti.ms/2wksE9j

Check out Toni Morrison's TIME 100 Women of the Year cover 💜

Thank you to the #naacpimageawards, and to all those who voted. What an honor.

The First Annual Toni Morrison Festival at the Brooklyn Museum was a runaway hit. Special thanks to these two catalyst. #ToniMorrisonFestival #literarycitizens

"Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge." –Toni Morrison, born on this day in 1931 lithub.com/you-dont-know-…

Happy birthday, @ToniMorrison. Your portrait is the first one I see when I walk into my house. Thank you for everything. Everything.

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It's #ToniMorrison's birthday! Today, we celebrate her incomparable storytelling by continuing to push publishers & booksellers like @BNBuzz to promote Black authors & stories. Check the link to learn more #TellBlackStories #BlackHistoryMonth -> secure.actblue.com/donate/celebra…

Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was born #onthisday. See our 2016 video where The Toni Morrison Society made its "Bench by the Road" placement at the #SchomburgCenter. Ms. Morrison spoke at the ceremony. bit.ly/2STJbZ1 #ToniMorrison