Gabrielle Union, Shonda Rhimes and Chance the Rapper were among the stars honoring the Nobel Prize-winning novelist (via toofab)
"Toni Morrison was a national treasure, as good a storyteller, as captivating, in person as she was on the page," Obama tweeted. "Her writing was a beautiful, meaningful challenge to our conscience and our moral imagination. What a gift to breathe the same air as her, if only for a while."
Morrison was a renowned figure in literature and wrote 11 novels, multiple non-fiction books, plays, essays and much more. Her work particularly spoke to the African-American experience. In 1993, she became the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Former President Obama awarded her Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.She made me understand“writer” was a fine profession. I grew up wanting to be only her. Dinner with her was a night I will never forget. Rest, Queen.
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