Curated Video
Gwendolyn Brooks
The first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the hardship and struggles of ordinary people.
Curated Video
Richard Wright
At a time when Jim Crow laws made racial segregation legal across much of the United States, author Richard Wright gave voice to a struggle – as the first African American author to achieve widespread critical and commercial success.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Analyzing Gwendolyn Brooks' 'We Real Cool' Poem
Dr. Christopher Emdin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he also serves as Director of the Science Education program and Associate Director...
PBS
Pbs.org: Gwendolyn Brooks Dramatic Reading
Actual audio/video of Brooks reading. Also included are excellent quotes from the author.
Favorite Poem Project
The Favorite Poem Project:"we Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks
In this video episode [4:55] from The Favorite Poem Project, John Ulrich, a young adult student from the Boston area, describes himself and explains why "We Real Cool" by Gwendolynn Brooks is an inspiration to his life. Ulrich reads...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: "To Prisoners" by Gwendolyn Brooks
Lyric poetry carries the expression of the solitary human voice. Does it then follow that solitary confinement is a school for great poetry? This video excerpted from Poetry in America brings together a group of interpreters who learned...