by austensmith | Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
May 30, 2017 7 PM Logan Center, Performance Penthouse Join us for a retrospective discussion on the cultural and political force of Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, in celebration of her one hundredth birthday with Angela Jackson. Presented in partnership...
by austensmith | Nov 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 7, 2017 6-9:00 PM Logan Center, Performance Hall There are many ways Gwendolyn Brooks is being honored this centennial year, but BrooksDay@Nite is the central celebration! This annual event takes place on her actual birthday. This year is even more special: a...
by austensmith | Nov 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 10, 2017 3-4:30 PM The Seminary Co-op Quraysh Ali Lansana and Georgia A. Popoff will discuss “The Whiskey of our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent.” About the book: Poet, educator, and social activist Gwendolyn Brooks was a...
