Perhaps best known for her seminal autobiography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou is one of the most celebrated literary minds in history, whose poetry and prose has touched generations ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou's famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes ...

On Monday, the US Mint announced that a new quarter featuring the iconic poet, memoirist and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has begun shipping as part of the American Women Quarters Program. This ...

Maya Angelou — revered poet, singer and author — is now the first Black woman to be depicted on the U.S. quarter. Angelou spent ten years of her childhood in Stamps, (Lafayette County) in South ...

Currently, Angelou is working on a cookbook. She knows some folks have sniffed at her new collaboration with Hallmark for a collection of inspirational gifts and cards called "Maya Angelou Life Mosaic ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Angelou is still widely celebrated for her autobiography ‘I Know Why the ...

There’s no question that Maya Angelou is one of the most prolific poets, authors and overall creators of the 20th century. Her life was a testament to the resilience Black women possess and she told ...

FILE - An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., is seen Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil ...