Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize, was born on June 7, 1917, in Topeka, Kansas. Her poetry captured the lived realities of Black Americans with unmatched clarity and grace. From A Street in Bronzeville to The Bean Eaters, Brooks chronicled inner-city Black life, womanhood, and resistance. In 1950, she won the Pulitzer for Annie Allen, cementing her legacy as a literary icon.
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