In "Beloved," Toni Morrison uses allegory and narrative structure to show the ways trauma can disrupt a life. For many sufferers of PTSD, complicated feelings accompany the prospect of relinquishing ...

Tears falling down a face like rain pulled by gravity, slowly building into a downpour—that raw, aching emotion sits at the core of Givēon’s artistry. It’s a feeling he channels through his music, ...

Even though recent discussions about whether R&B and soul music have died have been overblown, there’s still a nugget of truth somewhere in all the noise. Once upon a time, it was kind of a mark of ...

Long Beach singer Giveon is back with a new album, Beloved, and has announced the tour dates to go along with it. In his press release, he promises the Dear Beloved, The Tour will be special, as it’s ...

It’s banned books week, and also the 25th anniversary of the publication of Toni Morrison’s Beloved, a classic that explores the legacy of slavery not with reductive moralizing but with psychological ...

In the final instalment of her series on the novel, Jane Smiley on why Toni Morrison’s Beloved - a sensational story of slavery and racism in America - has endured It is clear from Morrison's ...

Toni Morrison—who was born on February 18, 1931, and passed away on August 5, 2019—made a name for herself with The Bluest Eye, Sula, and Song of Solomon, but it wasn’t until 1987’s Beloved, about a ...