I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women who were very tough and and who always assumed they had to work and rear children and manage homes. Toni Morrison assumeblackchild Change image and share on social
No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the moment you found out you were black. That's a profound revelation. The minute you find that out, something happens. You have to renegotiate everything. Toni Morrison blackfindminute share on social
Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war. Toni Morrison blackbufferclass Change image and share on social
Everywhere, everywhere, children are the scorned people of the earth. Toni Morrison childearthpeople Change image and share on social
I don't think anybody cares about unwed mothers unless they're black or poor. The question is not morality, the question is money. That's what we're upset about. Toni Morrison blackcaremoney Change image and share on social
I get angry about things, then go on and work. Toni Morrison angrythingwork Change image and share on social
Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network. Toni Morrison boyclassgrant share on social
As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think. Toni Morrison dreamenterposition Change image and share on social
Schools must stop being holding pens to keep energetic young people off the job market and off the streets. We stretch puberty out a long, long time. Toni Morrison energeticholdjob Change image and share on social
