Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Issues Statement on Death of Morrison
August 06, 2019
August 06, 2019
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued the following statement on the death of author Toni Morrison:
"I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Toni Morrison, one of our country's greatest authors, storytellers, and visionaries. Over a writing career that spanned nearly five decades--and a career as a scholar and teacher that spanned even longer--Toni gave a profound and transcendent voice to our nation's African-American experience which had long . . .
"I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Toni Morrison, one of our country's greatest authors, storytellers, and visionaries. Over a writing career that spanned nearly five decades--and a career as a scholar and teacher that spanned even longer--Toni gave a profound and transcendent voice to our nation's African-American experience which had long . . .