Tag Archives: Teaching Diversity
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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Dempsey J. Travis: Refusing to Learn to Fail
Born in Chicago in 1920, Dempsey J. Travis became a self-made millionaire, one of the country’s most successful black entrepreneurs. He was president and CEO of Travis Realty Co., but his many interests and his intense commitment to the community took him … Continue reading
Posted in Black Writers, Chicago Writing, Diversity & Multiculturalism
Tagged Black community, Black role-modeling, Black Writing from Chicago, Chicago Writing, Dempsey J. Travis, DuSable High School, I Refuse to Learn to Fail, overcoming racism, Teaching Diversity, Travis Realty Co.
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