Gwendolyn Brooks, born June 7, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas, was an American poet and author. She won the Pulitzer Prize Prize for Poetry in May 1950 for her book Annie Allen, making her the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Her first book of poetry, A Street in Bronzeville, was published in 1945. It gained instant critical acclaim. It was her second book Annie Allen, about the life of a young black girl growing up in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago.
She won many awards for her poetry over her lifetime. She passed away in December 2000.
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