Gwendolyn Brooks – Lioness with a Pen
Gwendolyn Brooks used the Windy City's breath to breathe life into poetry for decades to come.
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Sonia Sanchez – Prose and Prophecy
Sonia Sanchez invokes prose that takes no prisoners but commands prophecy on today and tomorrow.
Phillis Wheatley – Global World
At a time when literary arts and the enslaved were often mutually exclusive, Wheatley prevailed.
A Labor Centennial ~ Erasures, Mergers and Warriors
The 19th Amendment Centennial coincides with the 100th Anniversary of SEIU, hailed the largest union. Here’s insights from former senior vice president Patricia Ford.
The Legacy Lives
Michelle Duster is a prolific writer, author and lecturer. Those assets have fueled her sustained mission as the keeper of the light and legacy of her great-grandmother Ida B. Wells.