by Jennifer Roberts To say that I am a fan of Isabel Wilkerson is an understatement. In my opinion, she is one of the most important voices of the 21st century. Her writing is unparalleled, and her research is painstaking. So, when my sister invited me to hear her speak in Richmond, Virginia at an
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Kathryn Finney.
In her Pulitzer Prize-winning book on the great American migration,
The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabella Wilkerson tells the story of Ida Mae Gladney, who uprooted her life from Mississippi to Chicago, drawn by the idea of economic mobility and safety that the Promised Land had to offer. In the early 20th century, Chicago offered opportunities for paying jobs and a growing Black middle class. Though the city was segregated and brutalized by policies redlining Black neighborhoods, it offered relief from the threat of lynching. Even in the face of economic and racial barriers, Ida Mae remained optimistic and built a life for herself and her family.
Mary Frances Best
Special to the Milford Daily News
Throughout April s National Poetry Month, the library invites you to help create a community poem or poems.
Tables in both the children s and adult areas have magnetic boards and words just waiting to be transformed into whole poems or single lines. Snap a picture of your poem or line on social media using #MTLPoetry21.
National Poetry Month began in 1996 when the Academy of American Poets established it as a way to promote poetry reading, sharing, teaching and appreciation.
With the breakthrough of Amanda Gorman, who performed at the presidential inauguration and the Super Bowl, poetry is reaching its widest, youngest and most diverse audience yet.