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Ibram X. Kendi on how Toni Morrison influenced his writing
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August 13, 2019
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5:48Now PlayingIbram X. Kendi discusses his personal journey and the decision to write a chapter of his book titled "Color," exploring the subject of colorism and internalized racism within communities of color. "Toni Morrison, like any sort of black writer living, had a tremendous impact on my life, in my personal life, let alone my literary life," he says. Morrison, the literary giant and prolific writer, explores similar themes in her first book "The Bluest Eye." Kendi says Morrison's book was instrumental in writing the chapter because of her instruction "to not write with the white critic on our shoulders, to not write with the white gaze in our minds."
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