Poet. Teacher. Mentor. All are words synonymous with Gwendolyn Brooks. Born in Topeka, Kan., in 1917, Brooks made her name as a poet in Chicago. A Bronzeville resident, she grew up writing " writing about what she saw and heard in the street. In 1950, she was catapulted to national prominence when...
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune at 10:15PM on November 13, 2017