From our archives: A 1981 interview with Toni Morrison

The award-winning author Toni Morrison died Aug. 5, 2019. We're reposting this 1981 interview conducted shortly after her fourth novel, "Tar Baby," was published. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Cornel West’s Reckless Criticism of Ta-Nehisi Coates

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