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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Maya Angelou, an icon of American literature ... The title itself, inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem Sympathy, signifies the entrapment of Black people in systemic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maya Angelou’s third anthology of poetry. At the time I was struggling with my identity as a very young woman and what that meant for my personhood. The poetry in this book, particularly the ...

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 ...