Toni Morrison, author
Toni Morrison born February 18, 1931
August 5, 2019
Toni published her first book, the Bluest Eye, when she was 30.n She went on to write Sula, Beloved and even books for children. Her stories explore, gender, love, colorism, and community. Toni was the first African American woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature and was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.