Economic impact
First African American to win a Pulitzer Prize (1950). Served as Illinois Poet Laureate and taught at Chicago State University, mentoring Black writers and students in Chicago public schools.
Xcelerator · Person
Gwendolyn Brooks
Poet & Educator
Literature & Education
Signal
- Region
- Chicago
- Industry
- Literature & Education
- Source file
- profiles/chicago_profiles.md:178
- Status
- published