In this excerpt from Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, Toni Morrison talks about writing without the “white gaze.” She says, “I have spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze ...

A Federal Protective Service police officer guards the gate of a ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, U.S. October 26, 2025. REUTERS/John Rudoff/File Photo U.S. President Donald Trump unlawfully ordered ...