Maya Angelou
Over 20 Valentine's Day card messages and quotes to make your crush gush
From William Shakespeare to Barack Obama, many have tried to grasp the mysteries of love... What better time than Valentine's Day to explore them anew?
Starting With Maya Angelou, These Women Will Be Featured on U.S. Quarter
The United States Mint series will feature prominent women from U.S. history on the coin over the next four years.
Maya Angelou Quarters Now in Circulation as First in Series
The coin depicting the celebrated poet is the first in a series honoring famous American women that will run through 2025.
Thanksgiving 2020 Quotes to Help Remind You to Be Grateful
"Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are." — Joyce Giraud
School Official Skips Pledge of Allegiance
"There are a lot of ways to express gratitude and appreciation for the country and its citizens."
Quotes to Celebrate Maya Angelou's Birthday
Before her death in 2014, Dr. Angelou contributed countless memorable words to her readers, listeners and fans across the world.
Google Doodle Celebrates Birthday of Dr. Maya Angelou
One of the most celebrated writers in U.S. history would have been 90 today.
Black in America: 'Slavery Didn't End. It Evolved'
Bryan Stevenson's Equal Justice Initiative partnered with the Brooklyn Museum on a new exhibit that confronts 'racial terror in America,' from slavery through mass incarceration.
Lewis Hamilton Praises Serena Williams
Nastase, Romania's Fed Cup captain, speculated about the color of Williams's unborn child.
Serena Williams Slams Ilie Nastase for 'Racist' Comment
Responding to comments Nastase made about Williams' unborn child, the tennis player quoted Maya Angelou.
The Road to Women's Liberation: Four Generations of Feminists
From Gloria Steinem to Oprah Winfrey to Beyoncé and beyond, progress toward women's equality has come in waves.
Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey Honor Maya Angelou at Memorial Service
"God loaned her His voice. She had the voice of God, and He decided he wanted it back for awhile," Clinton said
Newsweek's Original Review of Maya Angelou's 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'
"Miss Angelou's book is more than a tour de force of language or the story of childhood suffering," Robert A. Gross wrote a 1970 Newsweek review of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Poet Maya Angelou on Leadership, Politics and Race
She wrote for presidents, was interviewed by Oprah, was spoofed by Saturday Night Live, and mentioned by rappers
Author and Poet Maya Angelou Dies at 86
Angelou provided eloquent commentary on race, gender and living life to its fullest in poems and memoirs
One for the Books
The National Book Award winners bring literature a new currency on Wall Street.