On Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Ohio will officially launch Beloved: Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison—a yearlong, statewide celebration honoring the life, work, and legacy of Toni Morrison—with a kickoff event at The Columbus Foundation. About Toni Morrison and her Ohio Connections Born in Lorain, Ohio, on February 18, 1931, Toni Morrison became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize … Read More
Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood by Dave Parker and Dave Jordan
Review by David Merkowitz As a Cincinnati Reds fan in the 1980s and 1990s, the experience was almost like a fable out of Greek mythology. Once, giants strode the earth, but that was in the time before. Now, our ballplayers were mere humans. In the 1970s, Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine dominated the National League, winning two World Series, making two appearances in … Read More