{"id":4086,"date":"2020-12-15T11:51:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=4086"},"modified":"2020-12-15T11:51:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:51:34","slug":"today-all-day-presents-a-celebration-of-toni-morrison-hosted-by-nbc-todays-jenna-bush-hager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2020\/12\/15\/today-all-day-presents-a-celebration-of-toni-morrison-hosted-by-nbc-todays-jenna-bush-hager\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTODAY ALL DAY PRESENTS: A CELEBRATION OF TONI MORRISON\u201d HOSTED BY NBC TODAY\u2019S JENNA BUSH HAGER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Hour Long #ReadWithJenna Special Honors the Late Toni Morrison on the 50<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of her Novel, The Bluest Eye<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>50<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of her Novel, The Bluest Eye<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>December 15, 2020 \u2013 <\/strong>In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the novel <em>The Bluest Eye<\/em> and to honor the late Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison, <em>TODAY with Hoda &amp; Jenna<\/em> co-host <strong>Jenna Bush Hager<\/strong> will host \u201c<em>TODAY All Day Presents: A Celebration of Toni Morrison.\u201d <\/em>On Monday, December 21 at 11 AM and 8 PM ET\/PT, the hour-long special highlighting the legacy and impact of the literary giant, will stream on TODAY All Day, the morning show\u2019s new 24\/7 streaming channel on Peacock, TODAY.com, Roku and Xumo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bush Hager considers Morrison her favorite author of all time. In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/shop\/jenna-december-book-club-t200961\">TODAY.com article<\/a>, Bush Hager shared that when she was assigned <em>The Bluest Eye<\/em> in high school, she was so captivated, she couldn\u2019t put the book down. Earlier this month, she announced that the novel would be her December pick for her <em>Read with Jenna <\/em>book club.&nbsp; Whether re-reading <em>The Bluest Eye <\/em>for the first time since high school or college, or picking it up for the first time ever, the themes of this novel\u2014timed to the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the novel\u2019s release\u2014will come to life during this hour-long special.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Global media leader <strong>Oprah Winfrey<\/strong>, Well-Read Black Girl founder <strong>Glory Edim<\/strong>, <strong>Nicole Dennis-Benn<\/strong>, an author who was previously featured in the <em>Read with Jenna <\/em>book club, and <strong>Kessina Cheriza<\/strong>, a high school teacher who assigns <em>The Bluest Eye<\/em> as a must-read for her students every year, are included in the special.&nbsp; Additionally, youth winners of an essay contest hosted in Toni Morrison\u2019s birthplace of Lorain County, Ohio will be part of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since launching in March 2019, Bush Hager\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/read-with-jenna\">Read with Jenna book club<\/a><\/em> has shined a spotlight on 23 books. Featuring first-hand, on-air and digital interviews with the authors, and offering a list of thought-provoking questions to consider after reading each pick, the book club has over 100,000 followers. This is Bush Hager\u2019s first-ever TODAY All Day book club special, aiming to honor Morrison, the beloved author\u2019s timeless writing and lasting impact, making her first novel still relevant half-a-century after it was released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTODAY All Day Presents: A Celebration of Toni Morrison\u201d follows the success of additional special programming on the TODAY All Day streaming channel including \u201cRokerthon,\u201d \u201cCoronavirus and the Classroom town hall,\u201d the travel series \u201cIncredible World,\u201d daily fitness and cooking classes, Peacock\u2019s \u201cHoliday Steals &amp; Deals with Jill Martin\u201d and most recently, \u201cTODAY Talks Turkey,\u201d a Thanksgiving cooking special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viewers can tune in to TODAY All Day on Peacock, TODAY.com, Roku and Xumo on December 21 at 11 AM and 8 PM ET\/PT and learn more at TODAY.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/jenna-bush-hager-host-celebration-toni-morrison-t203699\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more information, contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Passer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:emily.passer@nbcuni.com\">emily.passer@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About TODAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC\u2019s TODAY is the news program that informs, entertains, inspires and sets the agenda each morning for Americans. 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