Her dedication on your program made me tear up. I would have expected no less from her, but in the modern world the generosity of her spirit is always a surprise, and yet timeless.

Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom.

In case you don't know it, here's Haki Madhubuti's tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks, and a blog post as well.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50782/gwendolyn-brooks

https://www.chipublib.org/blogs/post/guest-blog-poet-haki-r-madhubuti-on-gwendolyn-brooks/