Jeff Johnson’s life is full of creativity and zest: He runs his own Minneapolis design firm, turns a mean polka and once starred in a Norwegian realty TV series. And he’s decided that a memorial to ...

Sharen left an indelible mark on every heart she touched. In Sharen’s home hangs a quote by Maya Angelou that perfectly captures her essence: “I would like to be known as an intelligent woman ...

"My grandmother died last fall. As far as I know, she remained abusive to her last breath. I don’t believe there is any way ...

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.

Recent changes to state law have empowered parents and residents to challenge school library books and required districts to submit an annual report to the state detailing which b ...

This special print edition commemorates and honors those who were lost the previous months.

When Edim, then 11, saw footage of Maya Angelou reading at Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration, it was a revelation. “Imagine being a pubescent child suffering under the eye of a stepfather who ...

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 ...

poet Maya Angelou, and Coretta Scott King, who in 1985 addressed California’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commission during a successful effort to mark her late husband’s birthday a state and ...

There have been many people with ties to St. Louis who have made the world a better place. Maya Angelou, Jack Dorsey, Stan Musial to name a few. Charles E. Littlejohn is not among them ...

All because we said, “Yes, we want more.” During this most recent campaign, I sometimes heard the words of Maya Angelou invoked: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first ...

libraries and librarians — from her high school librarian introducing her to Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” to reading “Marley Dias Gets It Done and So Can You” after ...