Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

Happy Birthday to the late, great mother of wisdom, Ms. Maya Angelou. The writer, poet and singer would have been 97 years old today, and thankfully she left behind such brilliant works for us to ...

Maya Angelou, a celebrated poet and activist, transformed personal hardships into powerful art. Her enduring legacy ...

The International Business Times compiled a list of notable quotes from Maya Angelou. Here are some their picks. 1. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't ...

Every person faces his or her own “Battle of Jericho,” Maya Angelou told the winners of this year?s Martin Luther King Award for Community Service at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Friday.

On what would have been Maya Angelou’s 90th birthday Wednesday (April 4), people around the world are celebrating her life, which coincidentally begins at the start of U.S. National Poetry Month.

I am honored that you have asked me to participate with you in such an important rite of passage—your most important rite of passage—and certainly your first as an adult. I am honored because I know ...

We all lack a little courage from time to time, and that's okay! What's not ideal is when you get stuck in the land of stagnant timidity, unsure of how to move on or where to even start. Thankfully, ...

Maya Angelou's brilliant writing has touched hearts and impacted readers around the world. The late writer, activist, and poet had a penchant for capturing the most precious moments of human ...

Dr. Maya Angelou, the inimitable and multitalented poet and author, would have been 89-years-old today. The world shines a little less brightly without this literary luminary’s light and wisdom to ...

Who knew Melissa Harris-Perry was a former student of Maya Angelou? This weekend the novelist, artist, activist and teacher spoke to the MSNBC host — who, like many fans and readers, is still clearly ...