"Very tall, very grand -- no shoes." By Ashley Lee Maya Angelou — writer, poet, activist, yes. “Most people know of Maya Angelou as an incredible poet and writer, but this clip shows a lesser-known ...

Dr. Maya Angelou is known for seminal works such as “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” But a recent documentary delves deeply into her early life in the Jim Crow South, her time as a calypso singer ...

Maya Angelou transitioned from dancing to singing early in her career, focusing on Calypso-style music while working in the Bay Area. Funding for Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise is provided by IDP ...

We played an excerpt from Maya Angelou’s ‘Academy of Achievement’ speech; her inauguration poem, On the Pulse of the Morning; a reading of Touched by an Angel (totally not the tv show!); Peas & Rice, ...

Poet and author Maya Angelou, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86, was best-known for her writing. But she lived many lives. From her stint as a calypso dancer to her civil rights activism, ...

In her lifetime, Maya Angelou released the 1957 LP Miss Calypso, joined Ashford & Simpson for 1996’s Been Found and won three Grammys, all for spoken-word releases. This May, she died at age 86, but ...

Perhaps best known for her seminal autobiography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou is one of the most celebrated literary minds in history, whose poetry and prose has touched generations ...

Angelou refused to speak for much of her childhood and revealed the scars of her past in her groundbreaking memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird... Maya Angelou, Poet, Activist And Singular Storyteller, ...

The other day, I happened upon a film noir fest on Turner Classic Movies and ended up watchingNight of the Hunter (1955) and Cape Fear (1962), both of which starred Robert Mitchum as the cool, ...

We are kicking off our celebration of Women’s History Month with one of the most prolific and wise Black woman and mothers of our time. Dr. Maya Angelou left a legacy none can compete with and her ...

We are kicking off our celebration of Women’s History Month with one of the most prolific and wise Black woman and mothers of our time. Dr. Maya Angelou left a legacy none can compete with and her ...

We are kicking off our celebration of Women’s History Month with one of the most prolific and wise Black woman and mothers of our time. Dr. Maya Angelou left a legacy none can compete with and her ...