Angela Jackson
Angela Jackson (born July 25, 1951) is an American
poet, playwright, and novelist based in
Chicago,
Illinois. Jackson has been a member of the
Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC), a community that fosters the intellectual development of Black creators, since 1970. She has held teaching positions at
Kennedy-King College,
Columbia College Chicago,
Framingham State University, and
Howard University. Jackson has won numerous awards, including the
American Book Award, and became the fifth
Illinois Poet Laureate in 2020.
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