Toni Morrison (1978)

Shows Toni Morrison in a variety of locations. Her commentary provides an incisive look behind her written words, and at the vision, technique, and lifestyle of this award-winning author. She reads from The bluest eye, Sula, and Song of Solomon. A film by Richard O. Moore. Originally shared on archive. org. I do not own the rights.
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[@diva4tv]

How poetic: "Archiving black participation, positive black participation, within the world's scope is a tantamount objective ..."

[@andre.rahsaan]

I just reread Song of Solomon. It’s been almost 30 years since I read it for the first time in high school. And quite honestly it has affected me now at the age of 44 as it did when I was teenage boy. This book was my first introduction to her. It changed me then. It’s changed me again. I’m starting out on a second career. I need to read this book, her book. I am so thankful for the life and genius of Toni Morrison. She’s like a mother figure for me. I needed her words, her guidance. And I got it. Thank you for this video.

[@kakashicowboy1399]

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[@nelixsulu6201]

Just finished reading Song of Solomon today. *Spoiler Alert* I felt bad for Hagar. I also didn’t understand the ending. Seems like it ended on a cliffhanger in my opinion

[@ruthrachel18]

"I was very depressed after I finished 'Song of Solomon', as I think many writer's are when they get through with a work. So I was lying in bed, and I just felt so sorry for myself. I mean...a delicious pit of 'nobody loves me, my hands are shaped wrong, the weather is bad, I can't fix the water faucet...', I mean, it was whatever you can think of...I felt awful...and I was sinkin' slow..." ~ Toni Morrison, On finishing a work, 1978 This is a gem, both in respect of Toni Morrison, who will be dearly missed, and Richard O. Moore (the documentary filmmaker and poet who produced and directed this audiovisual work, who passed away in 2015). May their souls be elevated...❤️

[@heathertea2704]

"The Bluest Eye" turned ME OUT. Been a fan every since.👏👏👏👏👏💖💖💖

[@kakashicowboy1399]

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[@LeakSpeak]

Then you read songs of solomon and become a die hard

[@viralbuthow000]

Her voice. It in itself is like reading a good novel.

[@hottiesoe87]

So happy my KZbin algorithm took me here

[@creativebeauty100]

I hear the literary voice of Toni when I write. Much gratitude for her contribution to my life

[@kakashicowboy1399]

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[@veronicaalleyne]

but, I hope that it is your voice that is most audible in the end, we already have Toni Morrison what's most needed is you

[@criticalthinking6929]

Wow.... how wonderful! Thank you!

[@kakashicowboy1399]

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[@tyleneharrell6178]

Queen Mother, Toni Morrison thank you for being all of you, for standing up and speaking truth to power💪🏿and leading by example.

[@kakashicowboy1399]

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[@thechichichanel]

Oh my! Such an inspiring woman. And the sound of her reading voice?! Lawd ave mercy! The sweetest thing I've heard in a really long time. I don't know why I always imagined her with a deeper, louder voice. Such a lady...sigh. Thank you, Reel Black for giving us a view into her life. For a budding writer like myself, it was very insightful.

[@salesselectatoners2475]

what a well kept vintage video . RIP Ms Morrison ...your soothing voice and mind will remain with us forever

[@mariesuttonwrites]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for posting.

[@kakashicowboy1399]

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[@kadinechristie6628]

I could watch her read the entire book.

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[@_rob_.]

Just one more, most excellent example of why Howard University has been a gift to the United States of America. As a child of a very young, and aware age, thought sure I'd live to see us truly united. All these years later, as an older man, I've put away that toy of an idea. But I still have hope that one day this country will REWRITE it's history books and teach the children the rich greatness of this country, and the great shame... of this country. Anywhooooooo... this woman was the best of us. And thank you Howard University for being a part of that.👍

[@kakashicowboy1399]

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[@omererenl2879]

R.I.P. You will always be remembered as a legend, beloved.

[@robertjean7705]

This is so beautiful!!! I could hear read her books all day! It's pure heaven!!!💕💕💕💕💕

[@kakashicowboy1399]

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[@SteInsixiengmay]

Dear sweet angel, may you rest in peace forever 💗

[@shafiqah354]

My favorite author of all time and I read everything 😍🤓💓

[@kakashicowboy1399]

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[@brooklynbabydoll718]

When my way way growth drear Precious Lord linger near, when my life is almost gone, hear my cry hear my call, hold my hand lest I fall, Take my hand Precious Lord lead me on. Her singing that to me was a blessing and a gift. I will be replaying it over and over and then over everytime I need to. Toni Morrison looks so much like my grandma who passed a few years ago and reminds me of her so much as she used to sing hymns just the same so I am completely appreciative and in awe of this video, thank U.💕

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[@NkrumahTure]

Excellent. She's our living literary institution.

[@wblk]

Gotta love this

[@Meekismwisdom]

Lovee this woman.

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[@TheBlaqros3]

RIP love! love her books

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[@AlwaystheeMoon]

Rest Well. Thank You, Ms Morrison.

[@stopstupidrepublicanscrowe9818]

Sula should be required reading for young black woman.

[@creativebeauty100]

stop stupid Republicans Crowell “We were girls together!” I will never forget this book

[@riceemily20]

Good read. Read it twice.

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[@colstonlchinese]

and young black men

[@colstonlchinese]

I loved it!

[@Thedarkestcowboy]

Happy birthday

[@jojones2500]

Missed your channel , happy you are back . 🌸

[@reelblack]

Thanx Jo

[@maryzen]

I love you dear Toni. Rest Peacefully loved one.

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[@ErikaMcQueen89]

Rest in Power

[@kakashicowboy1399]

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[@TheNickJonesExperience]

So very glad that you are back.

[@cherokeelove5346]

My favorite author. RIP.

[@earthlycolorbrown6246]

Thank You for Your humanity towards Our Narrative! New Subcriber 💃🏽

[@fiestadoll]

REST IN PARADISE

[@debraburrough]

So glad you are back MIKE!!!

[@reelblack]

Thanks Debra ♥️

[@marlonmosley]

Her mind... Her voice... Her eyes.. Her smile.. Her hair.. Her mouth.. She may have known how absolutely sexy she was..but I doubt it. What a delightful soul.😍

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[@marlonmosley]

@@kakashicowboy1399 Well done bro.

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@@marlonmosley thank you!

[@andreyarborough]

Shes two years younger than my grandma but Ive always felt she shouldve married me. What a shame. Her voice is therapy.

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[@edmund184]

I shouldn't speak ill of the dead. But this woman was as much a racial segregationist as some of the whites she decries.

[@edmund184]

Better black writers will go out of this life without so much as an acknowledgment in the media. They do not wear their suffering like a badge of honour and do not exercise white guilt.

[@reelblack]

Explain what makes you think any of this? The woman published 9 novels. Her mission was to give voice to the voiceless. America is a melting pot of cultures. Why should any group sacrifice its culture and identity in order to “be free?” Freedom is knowing who you are and being okay with other people’s beliefs.

[@reelblack]

She won a Nobel Prize. Her work touched millions of people. Let her have a day. Stop trolling. You can do better.

[@edmund184]

Well Henry Kissinger won a Nobel Prize, so did Yasser Arafat. When do the anonymous dead have their day?

[@reelblack]

So who should be celebrated? What Black female writer that isn’t getting recognition because of the giant shadow cast by Ms. Morrison do you want to name before I delete this thread?

[@LoganCharlesII]

May she rest in peace but she was very anti-black male in her writings. If a black man wrote that many negative stories about black women, people would call him "problematic" and wouldn't feel bad if he died.

[@tricie79]

i dont think she was anti black man. she wrote from a certain perspective with a certain story, a certain life. thats just how it went. but i dont see Milkman or his father or his father as negative. they were products of their lives and the worlds they came in on. and Milkman was reborn in his journey, nothing negative about that. there is a redemptive quality to her writing that doesnt make the negativity of any of her characterizations entirely negative. and even Pecola's father wasnt terrible, he did a terrible thing but he know why and we know that he had his own crosses to bear, she shows their humanity in all its manifestations. ALSO August Wilson did not treat black women like honey and milk in his writings, they were castaways in his plays. and when he died i was not happy even though many did characterize him as "problematic"

[@SteInsixiengmay]

Dear sweet angel, may you rest in peace forever 💗