Saying that she brings the world a “moral and emotional intensity that few writers ever attempt,” President Obama yesterday presented Nobel Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison with a Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House. Morrison and twelve other people, including musician Bob Dylan, Girl Scouts Founder Juliette Gordon Low and Shimon Peres, [...]
Toni Morrison to Receive President Medal of Freedom
April 29, 2012 | Posted by
Iconic writer Toni Morrison will be adding one more distinguished award to an already packed trophy case: Morrison has been chosen by President Obama to be one of this year’s recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Morrison has previously won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize, making her one of the most [...]
