Two new books dedicated to remembering the legacy of the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize [[for her poetry) -
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/b...e=sectionfront
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Two new books dedicated to remembering the legacy of the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize [[for her poetry) -
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/b...e=sectionfront
Wonderful news. Brooks was one of the world's literary visionaries. It's bracing to see her centennial so appropriately celebrated.
I know almost no black people today under 50 who could appreciate
people like Gwen Brooks, Lorraine Hansberry, Langston Hughes or many of the other literary artists we enjoyed back when I was a kid. They think Souljah Boy and Lil Wayne are visionaries....
Well, splanky, now you know one more under-50 [[barely) Black man who gets it. 😁Quote:
Originally Posted by splanky