Nobel Laureate Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison Receives UCLA Medal and Discusses the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
October 15, 2015
(LOS ANGELES, CA) – On Monday, October 5, 2015, Nobel Laureate Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison was honored at UCLA’s Royce Hall for her remarkable contributions to American literature and culture. The prized author, professor, playwright and social activist joined the event in a videoconference to accept the campus’ highest honor and prestige, the UCLA Medal. The event also featured a panel discussion from UCLA artists and intellectuals to revel in Morrison’s rich history, addressing topics such as the #BlackLivesMatter movement of today, “the genocide” of black people in America, the media’s influence on journalism, and how to be “dangerous”