[This entry was updated by Catherine E. Lewis (University of South Carolina) from the entry by Denise Heinze (Western Carolina University) in DLB 143: American Novelists Since World War II, Third Series.] Toni Morrison became a novelist for the ages when...

Toni Morrison is one of America's most important writers of fiction. She has received critical acclaim, most notably the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987), the 1978 National Book Critics Circle Award for Song of Solomon (1977), and the eighteen-thou...

When her picture appeared on the cover of Newsweek in 1981 and her fourth novel, Tar Baby, was on the year's best-seller list, Toni Morrison was an anomaly in two respects: she is a black writer who has achieved national prominence and popularity, and sh...

In a March 16 story about presidential candidate Christopher Dodd discussing subprime lending, The Associated Press misidentified the company that has said it would no longer buy subprime mortgages highly vulnerable to foreclosure. It is Freddie Mac, not Fannie Mae.___CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) _ Republican...

Walt Disney Co.'s 1946 film "Song of the South" was historic. It was Disney's first big live-action picture and produced one of the company's most famous songs _ the Oscar-winning "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah." It also provided the inspiration for the Splash Mountain rides at Disney's theme parks.But...

Say what? The 2008 presidential campaign theme could be "Oops! What I meant was ..."Just about every Republican and Democrat has flubbed an answer to a question or made a borderline inappropriate comment _ some so uncomfortable they make you cringe _ only to take...