"_PUQ Mom_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 make_VVI a_AT0 deal_NN1 with_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP told_VVD her_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 talk_VVI about_PRP the_AT0 things_NN2 that_CJT you_PNP lost_VVD ,_PUN then_AV0 we_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 talk_VVI about_PRP the_AT0 things_NN2 that_CJT we_PNP lost_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS words_NN2 of_PRF hope_NN1 touched_VVD her_DPS heart_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ When_CJS he_PNP said_VVD that_CJT ,_PUN I_PNP turned_VVD and_CJC looked_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 window_NN1 toward_PRP the_AT0 sun_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 dark_AJ0 veil_NN1 lifted_VVD right_AV0 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS eyes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP began_VVD to_TO0 see_VVI Gary_NP0 differently_AV0 from_PRP that_DT0 moment_NN1 on_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP eventually_AV0 came_VVD to_TO0 love_VVI this_DT0 city_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP became_VVD one_CRD of_PRF its_DPS defenders_NN2 ._SENT Especially_AV0 to_PRP outsiders_NN2 who_PNQ think_VVB they_PNP know_VVB Gary_NP0 ,_PUN or_CJC to_PRP those_DT0 city_NN1 residents_NN2 who_PNQ 've_VHB been_VBN here_AV0 for_PRP so_AV0 long_AJ0 that_CJT they_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 see_VVI its_DPS beauty_NN1 anymore_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT Cooks_NN2 began_VVD discovering_VVG the_AT0 city_NN1 's_POS hidden_AJ0 gems_NN2 ,_PUN its_DPS loyal_AJ0 residents_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC its_DPS vast_AJ0 resources_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP began_VVD posting_VVG photos_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS discoveries_NN2 on_PRP Google_NN1 Maps_NN2 ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP positive_AJ0 commentary_NN1 about_PRP her_DPS new_AJ0 home_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP got_VVD tired_AJ0 of_PRF hearing_VVG all_DT0 the_AT0 negativity_NN1 about_PRP Gary_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 change_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN even_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 smallest_AJS of_PRF ways_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Cooks_NN2 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Gary_NP0 has_VHZ allowed_VVN me_PNP to_TO0 grow_VVI as_PRP a_AT0 person_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP has_VHZ allowed_VVN me_PNP to_TO0 expand_VVI my_DPS creativity_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Cooks_NN2 describes_VVZ herself_PNX at_PRP an_AT0 "_PUQ artist_NN1 of_PRF sorts_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 poet_NN1 ,_PUN author_NN1 ,_PUN songwriter_NN1 ,_PUN recording_NN1 artist_NN1 ,_PUN stage_NN1 performer_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC radio_NN1 show_NN1 personality_NN1 on_PRP WGVE_NP0 88.7_CRD FM_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP Tuesday_NP0 evening_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 guest_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS show_NN1 ._SENT Open_AJ0 mic_AJ0 nights_NN2 at_PRP various_AJ0 venues_NN2 are_VBB her_DPS specialty_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS stage_NN1 name_NN1 is_VBZ Poetry_NN1 '_POS N_NP0 '_POS Motion_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Ms._NP0 Cooks_NN2 is_VBZ an_AT0 excellent_AJ0 example_NN1 and_CJC representation_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ our_DPS community_NN1 needs_VVZ :_PUN a_AT0 trendsetter_NN1 and_CJC go-getter_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 vibrant_AJ0 personality_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 giving_NN1 heart_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ wrote_VVD Haneefah_NP0 Khaaliq_NP0 ,_PUN executive_AJ0 director_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Gary_NP0 Human_AJ0 Relations_NN2 Commission_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP desires_VVZ to_TO0 give_VVI back_AVP to_PRP her_DPS community_NN1 and_CJC has_VHZ done_VDN so_AV0 through_PRP her_DPS engaging_AJ0 events_NN2 and_CJC broadcasts_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ been_VBN efficient_AJ0 ,_PUN professional_AJ0 ,_PUN organized_AJ0 and_CJC a_AT0 fantastic_AJ0 leader_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP 2016_CRD ,_PUN Cooks_NN2 started_VVD a_AT0 literacy_NN1 program_NN1 and_CJC integrated_VVD it_PNP into_PRP the_AT0 Gary_NP0 Public_AJ0 Library_NN1 's_POS summer_NN1 reading_NN1 program_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 fellow_AJ0 poet_NN1 from_PRP Chicago_NP0 ,_PUN Pharaoh_NN1 the_AT0 Wordsmith_NN1 ,_PUN assisted_VVD her_PNP in_PRP implementing_VVG the_AT0 program_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP its_DPS last_ORD day_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP gave_VVD away_AV0 backpacks_NN2 filled_VVN with_PRP school_NN1 supplies_NN2 to_PRP 52_CRD students_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP nine_CRD students_NN2 who_PNQ were_VBD not_XX0 in_PRP the_AT0 program_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Gary_NP0 has_VHZ welcomed_VVN me_PNP with_PRP open_AJ0 arms_NN2 and_CJC I_PNP have_VHB since_AV0 welcomed_VVN it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP told_VVD me_PNP ._SENT Cooks_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT0 community_NN1 activist_NN1 extraordinaire_NN1 ,_PUN creating_VVG affiliations_NN2 with_PRP several_DT0 nonprofit_AJ0 organizations_NN2 including_PRP the_AT0 National_AJ0 Block_NN1 Club_NN1 University_NN1 and_CJC Gary_NP0 Historical_AJ0 and_CJC Cultural_AJ0 Society_NN1 ._SENT 
