The poet Maya Angelou remains beloved more than a decade after her death. Yet few lift up the power of her voice in the ...

Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

That poet is icon Maya Angelou, whose words don’t just celebrate love, but ignite strength and inspire change. Three poems stand out from the hundreds she has written in proving the mastery of ...

Marguerite Annie Johnson was born in St Louis MO and overcame many things in order to be a world famous published author.

Maya Angelou reads a poem during the inauguration of Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 1993. Credit - Larry Morris—The Washington Post via Getty Images The flattening of Angelou in ...

Though decades have passed since Tanisha Driver-Bender last stepped foot in Maya Angelou Elementary in Harvey, when the 37-year-old returned Wednesday to donate a display for Black History Month, she ...

The other informational sign was dedicated to educating students on their school’s namesake, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Driver-Bender came up with the idea to create a display ...

The poem focuses on telling the story of her family ... Muhammad Ali, Harriet Tubman, Maya Angelou, Ida B. Wells, and James Baldwin. “I was really inspired to write this piece because it ...

Black History on Feb. 8 received exceptional recognition and contributions from youths, thanks to the Queens Book Fair & ...

Gorman, an activist herself, said she draws inspiration from orators and activists like Maya Angelou — also an inaugural poet in 1993 for President Bill Clinton — and Martin Luther King Jr ...