It’s been two years since the passing of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison and society still faces the same challenges she spoke about when examining the idea of privilege and “the white gaze.” When she graced UM's campus in 2005, students left inspired, challenged by her words. Little known fact 💡 -- Even when Toni Morrison’s work was banned or censored across classrooms in America, for years we taught Morrison’s essays and novels as part of the curriculum UMiamiCAS Donette Francis, associate professor of English and director of the American Studies program, wrote “we honor [Morrison’s] legacy by taking up the collective task of participating in intelligent, uncomfortable discussions in our homes, classrooms, places of work and worship.” To discuss this and so much more, Professor Francis invites students and faculty to a teach-in on the topic of critical race studies. 📚 Oct. 1 at 12:30 p.m. Comment below if you’d like to attend and want to know more! uofmiamienglish —thank you f...