Toni Morrison Day is celebrated on Februar y 18th in Ohio\, commemorating the birth of the literary giant and possibl y &ldquo\;the greatest Ohioan we&rsquo\;ve ever had\,&rdquo\; as Hanif Abd urraqib remembers her. Morrison often used Ohio as a setting for her novel s\, from examining the influences and disparities of White and Black famil ies living in post-Depression era Lorain in The Bluest Eye to exploring th e insidious reach of slavery over the Ohio River in Beloved. Toni Morrison &rsquo\;s writing shed the white gaze and centered stories that explored t he terrors\, hopes\, and dreams of Black lives and communities. Join us fo r a celebration of Toni Morrison with two of Ohio&rsquo\;s most revered po ets and authors as Hanif Abdurraqib and Dionne Custer Edwards discuss the influences of Toni Morrison&rsquo\;s work on their own and celebrate the i mportance of her legacy as writers and Ohioans.
\nThanks to Gramercy Books for partnering with us on this special program and for making books available for sale at the event.
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