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President Barack Obama shares a laugh with author with Toni Morrison after awarding her a Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington
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What Toni Morrison said about Trump supporters and fears of the 'collapse of white privilege' - The Washington Post
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