Afro History Today in Afro History ! Gwendolyn Brooks receives Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 ! written by Marc Alexander May 1, 2026 Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Sara S. Miller’s 1994 Bronze Portrait Bust Of Gwendolyn Brooks (Washington, DC) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today in Afro History ! Gwendolyn Brooks receives Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 ! was last modified: April 5th, 2026 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Ray Parker Jr. ! Actor, Darius McCrary ! Singer, Tina Atkins-Campbell ! Actress, Drew Sidora ! NBA player, Amir Johnson ! Hurdler, Michelle Perry ! First Afro American news anchor, Max Robinson ! You may also like Thursday’s best at NFL training camps: The... July 25, 2018 Mychal Thompson's Father's Day will be "pure... June 19, 2016 “I'll say this album is 99.9% sample-free”:... June 14, 2018 Seven Life is Beautiful 2018 Acts to... April 26, 2018 Parsons: I want to be Memphis’ ‘trendsetter’ July 8, 2016 Let’s chew the fat — Part 2 May 17, 2015 Lowe: LeBron, Paul George and more league-shaping... June 29, 2018 The best clubs and bars for every... April 3, 2018 Headlines of the week: Soccer team pulled... July 17, 2018 Pepperidge Farm recalls more than 3 million... July 24, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.