Black History Month-Soulality Like To Remember Afro-American Poet Gwendolyn Brooks

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February Black History Month
Soulality Like To Remember Afro-American Poet Gwendolyn Brooks 


Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the first African American to receive the Pulitzer. Wikipedia
Born: June 7, 1917, Topeka, KS
Died: December 3, 2000, South Side, Chicago, IL
Education: Kennedy-King College (1936), MORE
Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, United States Poet Laureate, MORE

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