Born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St Louis, Missouri, in 1928, Angelou was known by many other names, including Rita, Reet, My, Sister, Sugar and Miss Johnson. But it was Maya, the nickname her ...

The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou - the first black woman ... I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, about her childhood in the Deep South. She received dozens of honorary ...

Variations of this quote, the words of the late writer and activist Maya Angelou ... message last year on her website. I began my reflection on Angelou’s words with the quote above, which ...