“Writing is really a way of
thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate,
unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.”—Toni
Morrison
Black
History is much more than a month and is reflective of us all each and
every day. None tell this story better
than Morrison, born in February 1931. As
a novelist, editor and professor she helped shaped literature with the
power of her epic themes, vivid dialogue and richly detailed characters.
We will
forever be in her debt for giving us such wonderful books as The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon and Beloved. 
When she
was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 the award capped a
basketful of major achievement awards, begun with a Pulitzer Prize and
American Book Award, both for Beloved,
and then the Nobel Prize for her life’s body of written work. Morrison, who died this past August, gave us a
craftsmanship that inspires all writers to reach deeper within themselves.
“If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written
yet,” she said, “you must be the one to write it.”
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