Listen to Dr. Maya Angelou as she describes the challenges she faced as a writer and the process behind creating literature. Louis Gossett Jr. shares a story about his great-grandmother Louis Gossett ...
Today we lost a phenomenal woman. Maya Angelou's honesty about racism, feminism, injustice, love, and, of course, self-acceptance, is the stuff of greatness. You don’t often find all those topics in ...
Maya Angelou's brilliant writing has touched hearts and impacted readers around the world. The late writer, activist, and poet had a penchant for capturing the most precious moments of human ...
Maya Angelou's inspiring and moving writing made her a legend, but she was often just as poetic in 140 characters online as she was in print.The award-winning author and literary icon, who died ...
RALEIGH, N.C. - Upon his election in 1992, Bill Clinton -- affectionately referred to as the nation's first black president -- asked Maya Angelou to compose a poem and read it at his inauguration.
If we could dream up an ideal after-school program for our childhood selves, it would be this incredible writing workshop for girls. Offered by Mighty Writers, a free, Philadelphia-based after-school ...
The news that the U.S. Postal Service was honoring Maya Angelou, poet, author and civil rights advocate, with her own forever stamp was welcomed by her fans. Angelou, who died last year, was a ...
Caution: The following tribute to the late great author-poet Maya Angelou may be hazardous to some of my touchier readers. The previous paragraph is called a “trigger warning,” a disclaimer of the ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Upon his election in 1992, Bill Clinton — affectionately referred to as the nation’s first black president — asked Maya Angelou to compose a poem and read it at his inauguration.