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Jul 8, 2023Liked by Bailey Richardson

I didn’t know she named her cat after Zora Neale Hurston! But of course she did!

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Jul 8, 2023Liked by Bailey Richardson

Truly a gift you have delivered here, Thank you for sharing this wonderful story of hard work and inspiration, of giving and growing then giving some more. Such an amazing woman.

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Beautifully written, Bailey.

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This is such lovely writing. I was touched by your affection for her and her work the whole way through.

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Amazing human, amazing issue!

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The photos!! She is such an amazing human being - thank you for this post 💓💓 I didn’t know that she had this majestic cat! Also didn’t know that she was the editor for Angela Davis book till I listened to this podcast - Angela Davis and Hilton Als talk about Toni - it is really good https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dialogues-the-david-zwirner-podcast/id1400997563?i=1000549725638

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Jul 8, 2023Liked by Bailey Richardson

Zora Neale Hurston had a strong effect on me when I was much younger. "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is poetic and profound. And, she was a cat to boot!

Morrison is easily among the very best writers of any genre. Simply amazing.

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Jul 8, 2023Liked by Bailey Richardson

Thank you 🙏🏻

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Inspiring read first thing on a Saturday morning. And the photos! Fantastic. Loved listening to Toni read from Beloved. Thanks Bailey, this has set me up for the day.

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Jul 8, 2023Liked by Bailey Richardson

💚 Toni & Zora, Bailey...

and i've quoted them both in my book.

"…the hunger for stories is permanent, eternal, and it will never go away." -- Toni

"Once you wake up thought in a man, you can never put it to sleep again." -- Zora

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thanks for sharing 🙏🏼

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So much fruit in this post. Thank you for your writing and research.

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We’re reading The Bluest Eye right now in my intro to lit class, I’ll share with my students! I think in Hurston’s case she looked to the ancestors and to stories from people... the lineage and canon she’s drawing from is often an oral culture. She was also a Vodou initiate, and the pantheon of goddesses there is powerful.

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