Gwendolyn Brooks poses with her first book of poems, A Street in Bronzeville. In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African-American to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize.

GWENDOLYN BROOKS may not be a household name. ... “A Street in Bronzeville,” was published in 1945. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for her second book, ...

Brooks’ 1945 poetry collection “A Street in Bronzeville” brought her critical acclaim, but four years later, “Annie Allen” made her the first black person to win a Pulitzer Prize.

Gwendolyn Brooks, who won a Pulitzer ... Its editors suggested she needed more poems, then published the collection in 1945 in a book called “A Street in Bronzeville. ...

Gwendolyn Brooks, the great poet of Bronzeville, would have turned 100 years old on June 7. Although she won many honors and accolades before her death in 2000—she was the first African-American ...

In a darkened room, four overhead projectors snap on. A picture of a street in Bronzeville slides onto a movie screen. ... “I am Gwendolyn Brooks,” she says. Over the next hour, ...

Long after Gwendolyn Brooks won a Pulitzer Prize in 1945 for her poetry collection, “A Street in Bronzeville,” Chicagoans still lauded her talents and looked forward to her latest endeavors.

Gwendolyn Brooks poses with her first book of poems, A Street in Bronzeville. In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African-American to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Hers was a Pulitzer in ...