From being abandoned by her parents at just four years old to becoming one of the 20th Century’s most iconic figures, Maya Angelou lived ... the first black woman in history to do so.

On what would have been the writer and activist’s 90th birthday, we look back at some of her most life-affirming quotes. The writer, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou would have ...

Below, you'll find some of Maya Angelou's best quotes about life ... “I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” “But a bird that stalks down his ...

A quick Google search for "Maya Angelou quotes" brings up an eye-stretching ... All eminently quotable men and women - and too dead to disclaim the words they never said. Your correspondent ...

Notable Black men and women who helped change the world From local activists and trailblazers to lesser-known names on the national stage, we shed a light on the contributions of Black men and ...

If you attend events or watch any on television, you will likely hear Binyon’s words on Sunday and Monday, but what other quotes have been associated ... heroes and she-roes,” US poet Maya Angelou is ...

The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou - the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter. Angelou, a poet and activist, was the first black ...

An extraordinary real-life story. This is the world premiere audio drama series of Maya Angelou’s autobiographies, exclusively dramatised by the BBC, including the iconic I Know Why The Caged ...

Maya Angelou is one of the most influential women of the modern age, and her story is heading to the Broadway stage. Angelou's son Guy Johnson is working alongside producers David Michael Rich, and J.