A literary hero passed away today... let’s not forget her legacy and carry it through for generations to come ❤️ Repost: @xicanisma_ @tonimorrisonfilm “The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend twenty years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly so you have scientists working on the fact that it is. Somebody says you have no art, so you dredge that up. Somebody says you have no kingdoms, so you dredge that up. None of this is necessary. There will always be one more thing.” . So saddened to hear of Toni Morrison’s passing. Last night I was actually thinking about her quote “Love is or it ain’t, thin love ain’t love at all.” A quote I often refer back to about settling, or in last night’s case, about how you can’t shout “love and unity” at white supremacy or say that “love trumps hat...