Friends and family gathered on Saturday afternoon in North Carolina to attend a memorial service in honor of the late author and activist Maya Angelou, who died on May 28 at the age of 86.

I soon discovered she learned her approach to aging from none other than civil rights activist and celebrated poet Maya Angelou. In a classic O Magazine article, Oprah explains that Angelou is her ...

Vol. 58, No. 1/2, SEPTEMBER/DECEMBER 2014 Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bir... Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" And the Advantages of a Pluralist Close Reading This is the ...

You might even be tempted to quote it. That impulse certainly struck the US postal service, which in 2015 put it on a stamp bearing the face of Maya Angelou, the world-renowned writer, professor ...

Maya Angelou's brilliant writing has touched hearts and impacted readers around the world. The late writer, activist, and ...

A poet, memoirist, activist, and educator, Maya Angelou's life story is evidence of resilience, courage, and the written word ...

One of the most recognized writers in American literature, Maya Angelou was a civil rights activist ... including race, aging ...

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 ...

That adds a whole other level of pain to the self-esteem issues that women can lug around from having babies, aging ...

Dallas Fire-Rescue crews responded to the site of the former Maya Angelou High School, at 3313 South Beckley Ave., at about 4:24 a.m. after a passerby reported seeing flames coming from the roof ...