Drawing on a childhood of abuse and segregation, writer and author Maya Angelou moved the nation. Works such as her 1978 poem, “And Still I Rise,” explored the effects of racism and sexism on ...

Maya Angelou is one of the most influential women of the modern age, and her story is heading to the Broadway stage. Angelou's son Guy Johnson is working alongside producers David Michael Rich, and J.

The postcards found so far feature poems from feminist heroes such as Maya Angelou, Ann Drysdale and ... of some of the best literature written by women. The postcards are rare, as there are ...

The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya ... woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter. Angelou, a poet and activist, was the first black woman to write and perform ...