Toni Morrison’s “Paradise” helps explain why Black policemen would carry out the horrific killing of Tyre Nichols.
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Black Lives, Durable as Daisies
This previously unpublished Lucille Clifton is perfect for our tumultuous time.
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Toni Morrison’s Caution about Black Anger
The killer of the Dallas policemen is not unlike Guitar in Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon.” Through Guitar, Morrison shows how black anger is corrupted by violence. She also shows, through the novel’s protagonist (Milkman), how black resolve is stronger than anger and can soar above the earth.
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