Isabel Wilkerson was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She received her B.A. from the University of Chicago and her Masters of Social Work from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is a nationally recognized expert on poverty, race relations, and criminal justice issues, having published more than twenty books including the bestseller The Warmth of Other Suns, which won the National Book Award
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Her work has appeared in many publications including The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Reuters News Service, Newsweek, Time Magazine, Essence Magazine, Harper's Magazine and others. She has also appeared on numerous radio and television programs including PBS's The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and ABC's Good Morning America.