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Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Annie Johnson, overcame childhood trauma and racism to become a celebrated writer. Her ...

As we mourn the passing of the great Maya Angelou, we remember all of the awards, recognitions and accolades she earned over the course of her illustrious career as an artist and activist. The Grammy ...

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Maya Angelou was a poet, memoirist, civil rights activist, and one of the most towering literary figures of the twentieth ...

At A&E’s Shining A Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America event last night, Nicki Minaj took the stage for a reading of Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise, and it was a goosebump-inducing moment.

This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. We'd like to pay tribute now to the legendary author and poet Maya Angelou. She died this morning at the age of 86. Here is a clip of her reading ...

Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist and civil rights activist whose poems remain an inspiration to millions. A few ...