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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.
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 ]
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.
Watkins joined the New York Times in 1964 and, in 1966, became the first African-American editor at the Times Sunday Book Review, where he worked until 1985. 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.
Gwendolyn Brooks (2012) Poet [30] Paul "Bear" Bryant (1997) Football coach [24] James Buchanan (1938) 15th President; Luther Burbank (1940) Botanist; Julia de Burgos ...
Annie Allen is a book of poetry by American author Gwendolyn Brooks that was published by Harper & Brothers in 1949. The book tells in poetry about the life of Annie Allen, an African-American girl growing to adulthood. It received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 [1] and made Brooks the first African American to ever receive a Pulitzer ...
USA TODAY. UAW members at GM could get up to $14,500 in profit-sharing checks. Food. Food. Prevention. ... you know, the Brooks stuff overshadowed all of that,” Hartsock told Us, noting that she ...
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.