Drawing on a childhood of abuse and segregation, writer and author Maya Angelou moved the nation. Works such as her 1978 poem, “And Still I Rise,” explored the effects of racism and sexism on ...

A collection of ruri (poems) by Maya Angelou is the latest book to be translated into te reo Māori. He kupu nā te māia is the 13th te reo book from Kotahi Rau Pukapuka, which aims to eventually ...

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 ...

Lights are coming on at the Dr. Maya Angelou Village in northwest Detroit as the first residents have moved into their new homes. This 45-unit building on Burt Road and Grand River Ave. represents a ...

The life of acclaimed literary artist and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou, who died at age 86 in 2014, can be viewed from multiple perspectives. It is a tale of pain, pathos, oppression, and a ...

“This poem, shaped similarly to a newspaper obituary, houses multiple griefs. Here, the grief is micro and macro, personal and cultural. Addressed to a deceased grandmother, the poem is a way to ...

A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University ...