Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy ...

Published in 1978, Maya Angelou’s poem was a retaliation ... life as a recluse in her Massachussetts home, her collection of almost 1,800 poems was discovered by her younger sister after ...

American icon Maya Angelou was a celebrated writer, poet, activist, singer, actress and speaker. During her long and varied career she worked as a journalist in Africa, toured the world as an ...

Even before the 9-foot-tall bronze monument to author Maya Angelou was lifted into ... clearly showcases the title of one of Angelou’s most famous poems, “Still I Rise” — a particularly ...

ST. LOUIS — In today’s Black History Moment, we honor Maya Angelou, a novelist, actress, writer, poet, and civil rights activist who left behind a legacy and poignant pieces readers can ...

Maya Angelou’s Legacy ... Published in 1925 as part of his first collection, Color, the poem recounts a childhood memory of ...

Few individuals have left an impact as great as Maya Angelou across so many sectors. Best known for her autobiographical works about her experience as a Black woman, Angelou also wrote poetry and ...

The grandson of Maya Angelou is trying to wrest control of the late poet's intellectual property from his father and has bankrupted a company the two set up to manage her legacy, the father claims in ...

La'ford has worked for Maya Angelou and her art is part of the permanent collection of the Bill ... a tapestry quilted with ...

Renowned author Dr. Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86. Dr. Angelou had a diverse career, spanning from civil rights activist to poet. Many were introduced to Dr. Angelou in 1993, when she ...