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 ...

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 ...

The voices of iconic Black artists like Beyoncé, Jill Scott, and Janelle Monáe reverberating through the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts make it clear that “The Bluest Eye” will ...

In 1970, Toni Morrison published her first novel, “The Bluest Eye.” Set in Ohio in the 1940s, the powerful story is centered around 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove, a Black girl who grew up in a violent ...

WENTZVILLE, Mo. — Judging a book by its news coverage, you'd think Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" is controversial. It was most recently removed from Wentzville schools. But there’s much more to the ...

Guided by a new state law, officials said they erred on the side of caution in pulling “The Bluest Eye” from circulation. Education Reporter The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the ...

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 ...

Capping off a season that saw a robust return to live theater, the Boston Theater Critics Association today announced the nominees for the 39 th Annual Elliot Norton Awards. The Huntington Theatre ...