“The Bluest Eye,” Toni Morrison’s 1970 look at the aftermath of slavery (and by proxy, colorism) and gendered disregard on an impoverished, 1940s Midwest, is hard for White Americans to digest. It was ...

Kemp went through Morrison’s agent to secure permission for UC Davis’ unique production of The Bluest Eye. “Knowing that Toni Morrison was aware of what we accomplished and knew the reasons why we ...

On Thursday, Cornell held a virtual day-long reading of The Bluest Eye to celebrate the amazing career of author Toni Morrison M.A. ʼ55 and the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication. This event ...

To honor the 50th anniversary of her debut novel, “The Bluest Eye,” late literary icon Toni Morrison will have a special tribute served up to her by Jenna Bush Hager. On Dec. 21, the “Today ” co-host ...

As a young black girl in Lorraine, Ohio, in the 1940s, 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove has repeatedly been told that she and her family are ugly. Pecola plays with a white baby doll, idolizes Shirley ...

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The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old African ...

ST. LOUIS — Banned no more: "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison will be allowed in libraries in Wentzville schools. The Wentzville School District Board of Education held a special meeting Friday ...

Toni Morrison’s debut novel, The Bluest Eye, examines what happens when a young girl internalizes the external forces of racism. It tells the tale of 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove. The young black girl ...

After months of absence from the Pinellas County district library in Florida, Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” is back on shelves and available for checkout for 9th through 12th graders. It seems like ...