From being abandoned by her parents at just four years old to becoming one of the 20th Century’s most iconic figures, Maya Angelou lived an extraordinary life at breakneck speed. Her story is as ...

Happy Birthday to the late, great mother of wisdom, Ms. Maya Angelou. The writer, poet and singer would have been 97 years ...

On what would have been the writer and activist’s 90th birthday, we look back at some of her most life-affirming quotes. The writer, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou would have ...

Turning 75 this month, Maya ... life threw in her path. Her grandmother Annie Henderson was one of the most important, a pious woman who ran a general store in Stamps, Arkansas. Angelou lived ...

On Tuesday, legendary writer Maya Angelou died ... emerge in the 20th century, Angelou was a poet, playwright, and great orator. WSJ's Lee Hawkins reflects on her life and legacy.

Ahead of its publication, James Baldwin said Caged Bird “liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity.

Maya Angelou wrote fearless truths that challenged silence and sparked change. Here are 8 powerful lessons from her words ...

The day, which takes place today (March 8) in 2025, is devoted to celebrating women, honouring their achievements, and fighting for gender equality. Want to share some words of female empowerment?

Maya Angelou achieved enough during her extraordinary life to fill seven autobiographies. Her unique career – which included work as a dancer, singer, actress, composer, activist, teacher ...

As a new adaptation of Maya Angelou’s final ... s bizarre how extraordinary her life was,” agrees Andoh. In an example of life coming full circle, Andoh and Angelou met in the late Eighties ...