This interactive program celebrates the ri ch spiritual and musical threads woven throughout Toni Morrison&rsquo\;s w ork. What songs would you pair with Beloved or Song of Solomon? Join us in creating a list of songs\, a shared soundtrack\, inspired by Morrison's u nforgettable stories. \;
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Michelle Rankins\, founder/pres
ident of M. Rankins Creative Enterprises\, LLC\, is a published poet\, cre
ative professional\, and an educator for over 20 years. She was a featured
poet for Word on The Street -Summer Block Party for Literary Cleveland\,
The BLAX Museum\, the Cleveland Public Theatre\, READING RACE :Poetic Expr
essions of Identity at MOCA Cleveland\, and the International Conference o
n 20th Century American Poetry in Wuhan\, China. \;
From
February 18\, 2026 through February 18\, 2027\, Ohio will celebrate the l
ife\, literature\, and legacy of Toni Morrison\, \;Lorain\, Ohio nativ
e and the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literatur
e. \; \;