Hoppenthaler Attends Morisson Celebration

John Hoppenthaler will attend the Celebration of the Life of Toni Morrison at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan on November 21st. Speakers will include Oprah Winfrey, David Remnick, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Kevin Young, Angela Davis, Fran Lebowitz, Jesmyn Ward, Edwidge Danticat, and Michael Ondaatje. Hoppenthaler, Morrison’s personal assistant for nine years, also recently participated on the Morrison Tribute Panel at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference in Atlanta. He was joined by notable African-Americanists Carolyn Denard and Trudier Harris. The panel was chaired by Jervette Ward.

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