The legendary novelist set in motion a career path that would ultimately reshape the worlds of commerce, philanthropy, and business.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Toni Morrison was born Chloe Ardelia Wofford on February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio, a small city about 30 miles west of Cleveland.

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison's profound words suggest that life's beauty can be enough without the need for constant ...

Toni Morrison is one of the most prolific writers that our nation has ever known. The Nobel laureate, who in 1993 became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, has ...

Oprah Winfrey had to track down Nobel laureate Toni Morrison by calling her local fire department, the filmmaker behind a new documentary about the famed writer reveals. Director of the “American ...

In the short story by John Cheever, “The Death of Justina” the author writes a sentence that is, at the same time, a polemic, an accusation, a plea, and an existentialist query. The main character ...

Toni Morrison's mentorship profoundly shaped MacKenzie Scott's confidence and early career, influencing her path to Amazon ...

Toni Morrison's words still have the power to shake the world. Even in an era when her books face censorship, her legacy continues to inspire. Now, bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney is ensuring ...

Walking into Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory, a new exhibition curated from the late author's archives at Princeton University, is an emotional experience for anyone who loves literature. Dozens of ...

American author and Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison was born on this day in history, Feb. 18, 1931. Morrison was born the second of four children in Lorain, Ohio, and was given the birth name Chloe ...

Hilton Als’s collection of materials, art, and ephemera isn’t meant to elucidate Morrison’s work but ponder the novelist’s impact on American culture. Archival documents speak to Morrison’s insight as ...

Four publishing and literary professionals offer personal tributes to Toni Morrison, who died last week at the age of 88. She is Sister Toni to me—neither Ms., certainly not Mrs. Morrison. She is my ...