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 ...

Did you know that “Dr. Maya Angelou” was neither a physician nor the holder of a real Ph.D? Mark Oppenheimer says that the poet, who died this week, never went to college, but she held lots of ...

(Photo by Larry Marano/Getty Images) (ATR) Maya Angelou died Wednesday at the age of 86. The poet was a champion of human rights, particularly civil rights in the United States. She wrote for and ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...