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Isabel Wilkerson is an American journalist and acclaimed author whose work centers on narrative nonfiction, history, and social justice. Her landmark books, The Warmth of Other Suns (2010) and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020), illuminate migration, race, and the structures that shape American life. A recipient of the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, Wilkerson was the first African American woman to win in journalism as Chicago Bureau Chief of The New York Times. Her work has earned multiple honors, including the National Humanities Medal in 2015 and broad recognition across literary and academic communities. In 2025, she was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Wilkerson continues to engage audiences through public talks, readings, and lectures across campuses and communities through 2025–2026.