![Toni Morrison memorial featured eulogies by Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Davis, and more. Toni Morrison memorial featured eulogies by Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Davis, and more.](https://compote.slate.com/images/dff93397-bb05-46d1-88f5-208eb7d79af6.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0)
Toni Morrison memorial featured eulogies by Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Davis, and more.
![Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/881df3f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4145x2752+0+0/resize/1440x956!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbd%2F34%2F91dfc4d54b3097f9ec518d0d35f6%2Fgettyimages-105856777.jpg)
Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times
![Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f32117f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4256x2832+0+0/resize/1440x958!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F28%2F78%2Fe8a91e3c4b6fb2f3b8e6dd8ee08e%2Fgettyimages-106696773.jpg)
Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times
Crown Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery - Toni Morrison, best known as the author of "Beloved" and Nobel Prize recipient, passed away today at the age of 88. Morrison is known for
![N'Kosi O. on Twitter: "Amiri Baraka. Dr. Maya Angelou. Prof. Toni Morrison. All attending James Baldwin's funeral. All four reunited. All wearing their crowns. These Black literary geniuses, reshaped literature, & they N'Kosi O. on Twitter: "Amiri Baraka. Dr. Maya Angelou. Prof. Toni Morrison. All attending James Baldwin's funeral. All four reunited. All wearing their crowns. These Black literary geniuses, reshaped literature, & they](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBTxoWqWwAAVzxj.jpg)