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    • Celebrating Women’s History Month: Toni Morrison

      Posted at 3:21 pm by Scrivener Shine Edits, L.L.C., on March 2, 2021

      I read The Bluest Eye when I was a young girl. I have been an avid reader as far back as I can remember so the fact that I wanted to read the book wasn’t a surprise. Thinking back, the reason why I wanted to read the book shakes me to the core. I won’t go into the long version of why I wanted to read this literary work, but I will tell you that as a girl – as was the case with many little Black girls in that day and time – I had no real sense of my own beauty.

      I believed that being beautiful meant having long, blond hair, and blue eyes. My hair was indeed lighter than any other Black person’s I knew and so were my eyes, but the fact that the author of this book was writing about blue eyes and there just happened to be a black girl on the cover, was enough for me to want to read it. I figured the little girl on the cover must have wanted to have blue eyes, just like I did.

      Little did I know that book would change the entire course of my life. Little did I know that picking up a book written by Toni Morrison would shift my thinking about beauty and cause me to believe that I could be a writer.

      I grew up surrounded by strong Black women. My own mother was one of the strongest women to grace the soils of this planet. She was not, however, educated in the academic sense. She would not complete the 10th grade because she had to work. From her, I learned that the hardest push you will ever get from anyone is the one you give yourself. From her, I learned that if you want a thing, you have to go get it – plain and simple – you have to work a way to get it. From Toni Morrison, I learned that my voice could be heard across the lands. I learned that the ability to write carries unmatched power. Let’s talk about Ms. Morrison.

      The woman we know as Toni Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio. There is so much to tell about her, but here are some facts, from the most basic to some of the ones that made her a historic figure:

      • Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970.
      • Song of Solomon, which was published in 1977, won the National Book Critics Circle Award.
      • Beloved, published in 1987, won the Pulitzer Prize.
      • Ms. Morrison graduated from Howard University in 1953 with a B.A. in English.
      • In 1955, she earned a masters degree from Cornell University in American Literature from Cornell University.
      • She became the first Black female editor in fiction at Random House in New York City.
      • On May 29, 2012, Morrison was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
      • In 2020, Morrison was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.

      Toni Morrison is a part of history. She is a part of the fabric that paved the way for women to assert themselves and to use their voice. She showed us that we have the right – we have the power – to speak from the heart and to do it without seeking permission from anyone.

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    • A Celebration

      Posted at 11:30 am by Scrivener Shine Edits, L.L.C., on March 1, 2021

      Today marks the start of Women’s History Month.

      Even if I shared the histories of 10 women each day for the 30 days in this month, I would still have to leave a vast number out. There aren’t enough days in a calendar year to give credit to the women who have tilted the world on its axis and made pivotal changes.

      Women are the backbone of the world. We are the voice. We are the motion.

      Starting tomorrow, and over the next month, I will share the stories of some of the women writers who impacted my decision to put pen to paper in a way that my voice is not only heard, but understood. I will also share the stories of some of the women who did not write, but who were determined enough that they were written about.

      To be a woman is to be someone’s strength. To be a woman is to be the face determination. To be a woman is to be a blessing.

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    • Growth and All That Jazz

      Posted at 12:20 pm by Scrivener Shine Edits, L.L.C., on February 18, 2021

      I’ve been gone for a while which is evident by my activity here.

      One thing is for sure, I haven’t been off vacationing or otherwise frolicking through an open field of flowers. Just like many others, I’ve been pressing to make it day-to-day. The pandemic has taken a serious toll on this country. Businesses have collapsed. Things have fallen apart for many people. I have been working on myself, my life, and have made tremendous strides in creating the life I want.

      How does all that relate to Scrivener Shine Edits? Well, let me tell you guys about some of the other things that have happened, then I’ll tell you how Scrivener Shine Edits will be affected.

      Without going into a ton of details, I am happy to announce that I have landed a job that I prayed unceasingly for. I am in my last week of training for my new position at Columbia College. I am officially an English Instructor! There’s even better news. The name of the course I will be teaching is African American Experience and I will be the one to develop it. This is a dream come true for me. This course is a writing seminar so I will help students develop their writing skills. Part of my responsibility is to help my students hone their skills so that they become exceptional writers.

      Ultimately, I will become an English Professor. That won’t happen for a while, but it will happen. I’ll also start work on my Ed.D., so it will happen. Meanwhile, I’m more than thrilled to be an Instructor.

      When it comes to Scrivener Shine Edits, I will focus much more attention on providing my clients with greatness. I owe it to you guys. I have a skill and I want to share it with others to help them excel in their own businesses. It’s time to shine! Look for regular updates right here.

      2021 will be great for all of us. Let’s get it!

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