Toni Morrison

Kendrick Lamar visits Brian Mooney's English classes at High Tech High School in North Bergen, N.J., on Monday.

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A Visit From Kendrick Lamar — Best Day Of School Ever?

11:46am June 15, 2015

by Sami Yenigun

A New Jersey high school teacher used the rapper's latest album to teach a unit on Toni Morrison's novel, The Bluest Eye. Lamar found out about it, and decided to stop in for a visit.

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Lily as the musician and actress Grace Jones, whose "androgyny, sharp cheekbones, and fearlessness caught the attention of many when she danced in the legendary Studio 54," writes Lily's dad (and photographer) Mark Bushelle.

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Photos: From Grace Jones To Toni Morrison, Little Girl Dresses Up Like Black Heroines

3:49pm April 20, 2015

by Alycia Bennett

Many African-American parents try to extend black history lessons beyond February. One family has turned an experimental photo shoot into an effort to bring this history to life for their daughter.

A woman looks at an oil portrait of Toni Morrison at the National Portrait Gallery. A self-portrait of sorts, Morrison's life of fiction drawn in words will be permanently kept at Princeton.

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Book News: Toni Morrison's Collection Finds A Permanent Home At Princeton

10:31am October 20, 2014

by Colin Dwyer

The Nobel laureate taught at Princeton University for 17 years. Now, her papers — some 180 linear feet of them — are returning to be housed in the school's library. Also: a roundup of new releases.