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 ...

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 ...

In other instances, the advice surrounds improving one's craft. For example, Michael Jordan had no issues dropping gems on a ...

You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise.” — Maya Angelou. Famous quote: “I am no bird, and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.” ...

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.

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

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 ...

With John F. Kennedy’s Camelot myth-making machine poised to sweep its way into the White House, the outgoing president ...

CLA Journal Vol. 58, No. 1/2, SEPTEMBER/DECEMBER 201... 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 ...