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Gwendolyn Brooks
Born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1917, Gwendolyn Brooks moved to Chicago as a youngster—and stayed. At the time of her death in November 2000, she was one of the most celebrated poets in American history: the recipient of more than … Continue reading
Posted in Black Writers, Chicago Writing, Diversity & Multiculturalism, Poetry
Tagged A Street in Bronzeville, Annie Allen. Maud Martha, Black life, Black Writing from Chicago, Gwendolyn Brooks, Haki Madhubuti, love and race, National Endowment for the Arts Lifetime Achievement, Pulitzer Prize, Richard R. Guzman, Teaching Diversity
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WBEZ interviews Richard Guzman about Black Writing from Chicago
In 2006 shortly after the release of my book Black Writing from Chicago: In the World, Not of It? WBEZ, Chicago, 91.5 FM—the nation’s largest Public Radio station—called to set up an interview. Steve Edwards did his typically fine intro and … Continue reading
Haki Madhubuti: Black Men, Obsolete?
Born in Detroit as Don L. Lee in 1942, Haki Madhubuti’s daring voice, inventive phrasing, and ability to capture the rhythms and sardonic moods of Black speech have made him one of the two or three most imitated black poets … Continue reading
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Tagged african american writers, African values, black men and black women, Black Men: Obsolete-Single-Dangerous?, black poets, Black Writers, Black Writing from Chicago: In the World-Not of It?, Chicago State, Chicago Writers, DePaul University, Gwendolyn Brooks, Haki Madhubuti, racism, Richard Wright, Teaching Diversity
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