I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is Maya Angelou's first autobiography, chronicling her life ...

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 ...

The State of Alabama and the City of Birmingham both have poet laureates in Ashley Jones and Salaam Green, respectively. Meet ...

Drawing on a childhood of abuse and segregation, writer and author Maya Angelou moved the nation. Works such as her 1978 poem, “And Still I Rise,” explored the effects of racism and sexism on ...

These poems explore issues that should unite the people. Eriwayo is explicit when she says in her introductory note: “These are an invitation to look beyond the surface differences and then embrace ...

Her poems became a gateway, leading me to other luminaries like Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou, who not only spoke to the plights of Black people but spoke life into the creativity that was born ...

Nigerian Canadian poet, playwright and spoken-word artist Titilope Sonuga released her new album, Sis, earlier this year, ...

In today's sign of the ongoing apocalypse, artificial Intelligence pioneer ElevenLabs have hooked up with the estate of Jerry ...

Whether you're a fan of her stunning home transformations or curious about her life beyond the screen, here are 25 things you ...