Did you know that before Dr. Maya Angelou became the world-renown poet, she was a journalist in Ghana? However, here is a ...

ST. LOUIS – A phenomenal woman who St. Louis claims as one of its own is Maya Angelou. She was born in a house on Hickory Street in St. Louis in 1928 as Marguerite Johnson. The author and poet wrote ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires ...

WASHINGTON -- In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New ...

The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New Yorker, what “lining out,” call-and-response singing that is popular in black churches down South, sounds like. That teaching moment is one of ...

September 15, 2000 - World renowned poet Maya Angelou spoke to 2,000 people at the Lied Center in Lincoln on Sept. 15, 2000. Angelou told stories and shared poems written by herself and Black authors.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — To celebrate WFMY News 2 turning 75, we are opening the News 2 Vault. Though today is February 9, today's flashback is from the week before. On February 2, 2009, Author and poet, Dr ...

On Monday, the US Mint announced that a new quarter featuring the iconic poet, memoirist and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has begun shipping as part of the American Women Quarters Program. This ...

Quote of the day by Maya Angelou stands as a concise expression of the principles she lived by, grace without submission and strength without malice. More than a line of wisdom, it reflects a ...

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