I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is Maya Angelou's first autobiography, chronicling her life ...

Written as a declaration of resilience ... and that peace and justice are achievable if we are willing to work toward them. In “Equality,” Maya Angelou speaks to the ongoing struggle for ...

Florida school districts have axed about 700 additional books from school libraries, according to a Florida Department of ...

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 ...

The late writer, activist ... or craving some creative inspiration, Maya Angelou's incredible work is a rich source of ...

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 ... almost a life's work. Gregory F.

American icon Maya Angelou was a celebrated writer, poet, activist ... But more than that, Maya’s life, work and wisdom inspired some of today’s most famous names to achieve great things ...

In this sensitively rendered biography of Maya Angelou (1928–2014), the Roops describe how, early in life, “Words whirled and stories spun in Maya’s head and off her lips.” After she ...

A new survey shows that writer, poet, actor, musician, and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou is among influential names on a list of two hundred women. This St. Louis Legend is named among the ...

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Maya Angelou spent her difficult formative years moving back and forth between her mother's and grandmother's. At age eight, she was raped by her mother's boyfriend, who ...

BBC Arts presents a selection of complete BBC programmes, available on demand, featuring the revered American poet and author. Angelou died on 28 May 2014, aged 86. This programme included ...