Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer
Brittney Bray, Contributing Writer
April 23, 2018
Filed under Nation & World
Toni Morrison, playwright. Arthur Miller, screenwriter. Sylvia Plath, author. And now you can add Compton-born rapper Kendrick Lamar to the list of prominent Pulitzer Prize winners. In previous years, Pulitzer Prizes for music were mainly given to classical and jazz composers. But on Monday, April 16,...
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