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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community.
Charlemae Hill Rollins (June 20, 1897 – February 3, 1979) [1] was a pioneering librarian, writer, and storyteller in the area of African American literature.During her 31 years as head librarian of the children's department at the Chicago Public Library as well as after her retirement, she instituted substantial reforms in children's literature.
Gwendolyn Dianne Brooks (January 3, 1939 – April 29, 2005), was an American soul, r&b and jazz singer. With the Three Playmates , Brooks recorded several songs in 1957. She moved to Toronto shortly thereafter.
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), poet [23] Irene Bennett Brown , American author of children's, young adult and adult fiction [ 24 ] Jeannette Eyerly (1908-2008), novelist, columnist [ 25 ]
He contributed numerous book reviews and articles on literature, sports, and entertainment as well as obituaries of artists and writers ranging from George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Rodney Dangerfield to Gwendolyn Brooks. He was the Book Page editor for Penthouse (1977–1978) and American Visions (1986–1991) magazines.
My Name is Afrika; introduction by Gwendolyn Brooks. New York: Doubleday, 1971. Places and Bloodstains: Notes for Ipeleng. Oakland, California: Achebe Publications, 1975. The Present is a Dangerous Place to Live. Chicago: Third World Press, 1975. 2nd edition 1993. ISBN 978-0883780572. When the Clouds Clear.
December 3 – Gwendolyn Brooks, African-American poet (born 1917) [37] Awards. Nobel Prize for Literature: Gao Xingjian; Camões Prize: Autran Dourado; Australia
Maud Martha is a 1953 novel written by Pulitzer Prize winning African American poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Structured as a series of thirty-four vignettes, it follows the titular character Maud Martha a young Black girl growing up in late 1920's Chicago.