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Hello, everyone. Earlier this week, we lost another legend off of Tony Morrison. She passed away

at 88 years old. She was the first African American woman to win the No Bell Prize for

literature. She influenced countless writers and readers around the world. She was a master

of words and had a profound impact on me. I was proud to choose four of her novels for

my book club and interviewed her on the Oprah Show many times. We have an encore presentation

of our interview about her very first book, The Bluest Eye. It was after the show that

I heard from women around the world who told me how colorism, just like that depicted

in the Bluest Eye, impacted them, people of color, and many different cultures. It was

during the show when Tony gave one of the greatest lessons that I've loved to share. She

talked about children and how what children are really looking for is, do your eyes light

up? Does your face light up when they enter the room? It's really that simple and the

ultimate way to validate them as human beings. I carry that lesson inside my spirit along

with Tony's remarkable, gorgeous, epic works. Here's a look back at my interview with Tony

Morrison and The Bluest Eye. The world will miss her, I will miss her, but thankfully,

we are left with her words. What you're going to hear is both powerful and wonderful and

unforgettable book. Each night without fail, she prayed for blue eyes. An unforgettable

show. I remember spending months pressing on my skin, just hoping that it would turn

white. An unforgettable offer. Pick all the once blue eyes because in her world, they

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