Toni Morrison

This piece was one of nine created for my exhibit Regarding Privilege, on display from September 23rd to November 2nd, 2023.

Toni Morrison was an American novelist, essayist, and academic

February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019

This quote is from “Black Studies Center public dialog, Part 2 (A Humanist View),” May 30, 1975. I have read several of Morrison’s novels but hadn’t been exposed to any of her academic lectures.

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The text of this piece reads:

It’s important therefore, to know who the real enemy is, and to know the function…of racism which is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining over and over again your reason for being…None of that is necessary. There will always be one more thing.