A poet, memoirist, activist, and educator, Maya Angelou's life story is evidence of resilience, courage, and the written word ...

Maya Angelou was linked with the saying in 2003 ... He was far too profound a man for that four-letter word to apply. He had no arrogance at all. He had a humility that comes from deep inside.

“It gave words to my pain and my confusion of being ... “I’ve been blessed to have Maya Angelou as my mentor, mother/sister and friend since my 20’s,” Winfrey told Variety after Angelou ...

Tennis star Serena Williams drew on Maya Angelou’s words when she became the first solo black woman to be named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2015. In a passionate and ...

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 ...

Friends and family gathered on Saturday afternoon in North Carolina to attend a memorial service in honor of the late author and activist Maya Angelou, who died on May 28 at the age of 86.

With ardent declarations from Jane Austen heroes, wise words from Maya Angelou and Edith Wharton via new writing that conjures up that first flush of love from contemporary writers such as Bolu ...

Donald Trump will be America’s 47th president. Maya Angelou’s words — "When someone shows you who they are, believe them" — have never felt more relevant. Trump, the first convicted felon to rise to ...

In the summer of 2002 Maya Angelou joined James Naughtie for an intimate evening with readers at Broadcasting House. Here she sheds further light on I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the first ...