As a writer and an editor, she put humanity plainly on the page, where it would outlast her and her critics alike.

Award-winning novelist Toni Morrison wrote ‘Beloved,’ ‘The Bluest Eye,’ ‘Sula,’ and many other books. Read about her teaching career, quotes, death, and more.

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Get used to it: The blow for blow, tit for tat is an example of the extent that politics has permeated every level of government. And with Pritzker a possible 2028 presidential candidate punching at ...

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