The coin honoring the late poet and civil rights activist went into circulation Monday and pays tribute to her 1970 autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou is making history once ...

In 1977, Angelou shared these wise words her mother taught her.

Quote of the day by Maya Angelou: Her volume Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971) was nominated for the ...

Maya Angelou may have passed away in 2014, but she still remains a relevant voice in our culture today. This became readily apparent when an old clip of Angelou correcting a young girl on how the ...

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 ...

Maya Angelou has been heralded as the voice of a generation — and not just for the books and poems she contributed to our high school required reading lists, or the Pinterest "Words of Inspiration" ...

This week, the United States Postal Service came in for a full news cycle’s worth of ridicule after it was pointed out, by the Washington Post, that the agency’s new Maya Angelou stamp featured a ...

Quote of the Day by Maya Angelou challenges the notion that life's traditional milestones equate to true maturity. She argues ...

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A crowd of family and friends gathered for a memorial service in North Carolina to honor Maya Angelou and her indelible voice as an author, activist and luminary. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

Maya Angelou is making history once again. The late prolific poet and civil rights activist, who died at the age of 86 in 2014, has become the first Black woman to be featured on the U.S. quarter. The ...