In celebration of the 75th anniversary of "Annie Allen," Gwendolyn Brooks' literary triumph, Brooks Permissions and partners are launching a series of events, re-releases,...
Ald. William Hall of Chicago’s 6th Ward will address the Democratic National Convention, sharing his South Side roots and the lineage of Black leaders...
This collage details how Black segregation from the past has fueled the homegrown crises of Black homelessness and affordable housing scarcity (Credit: Christa Carter-Williams).
This...
A 1945 Chicago Defender article depicted poet Gwendolyn Brooks on the brink of literary stardom.
In a 1945 Chicago Defender article, Gwendolyn Brooks said she...
Bringing poetry and the legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks to more Chicagoans
The Poetry Foundation, in partnership with Chicago Public Library (CPL), Third World Press Foundation,...
Manual Cinema, a Chicago-based theater company, celebrates its tenth anniversary with a month-long virtual birthday party streaming four shows for free. No Blue Memories:...
Award-winning artist and educator Tracy Van Duinen, who has murals all over the city of Chicago, is collaborating with the Oak Park Education Foundation...
Brooks’ daughter Nora talks about her new book featuring her mom’s work and gives advice for emerging poets. Also, read a few Gwendolyn Brooks poems published in the Defender back in 1936.
