Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. The author who brought us such works as The Blue Eye and Beloved, passed away Monday night at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York according to a recent statement issued by her family via publisher, Knopf. Related: 8 Of Toni Morrison’s Most Empowering Quotes […]

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Rutgers University paid Jersey Shore’s “Snooki” more money than Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison to make an appearance at the school. While Snooki received $32,000 on Thursday to speak to students, Morrison was paid $30,000 to deliver the school’s commencement address in May. Though Morrison was booked by university officials, Snooki was invited by a […]