Maya Angelou

Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson

Maya Angelou: 'The Disparities Are Embarrassing' In Minority Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 05.16.2012

Wisdom comes with age, and at 84 years old, Maya Angelou has lots of wisdom. But she says she picked up her most valuable piece of wisdom early on. "I...

PHOTOS: In Honor Of Maya Angelou

Posted 04.04.2012

Today marks the 84th birthday of world renowned poet and author, Dr. Maya Angelou. For decades Angelou has not only penetrated through African-America...

What Maya Angelou Would Tell Her 15-Year-Old Self

Posted 02.23.2012

Maya Angelou -- renowned writer, actress and civil rights activist -- kicked off "CBS This Morning's" new series "Note To Self" with a letter to her 1...

Maya Angelou Home Following Brief Hospitalization

AP | Posted 04.22.2012

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Nationally renowned poet Maya Angelou is recovering from a brief illness that forced her to cancel a planned speech in Texas. ...

WATCH: 'Maya Angelou' Punks Stephen King, Jonathan Franzen On SNL

Posted 02.21.2012

She's a Pulitzer Prize nominee and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and now, in this Saturday Night Live clip, she's also the host of...

Christina Norman

Maya Angelou On Why Black History Month Still Matters

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Norman | Posted 02.14.2012

Dr. Maya Angelou says you have no way of knowing where you're going if you don't know where you've been. "The more you know of your history," she said...

Not Everyone Happy With MLK Memorial Inscription Change

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.11.2012

WASHINGTON -- A controversial truncated inscription on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial that critics say makes the slain civil rights lead...

Maya Angelou: Nina Simone Spoke The Anguish Of Racial Prejudice

Posted 02.02.2012

With Black History Month in full swing, this month also marks the 79th birthday (February 21) of Nina Simone. In addition to the celebration of Simone...

FLOTUS And Celebs Dazzle At BET Honors (PHOTOS)

Reuters | Lily Kuo | Posted 03.16.2012

By Lily Kuo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -First Lady Michelle Obama took the stage at an awards ceremony Saturday with poet Maya Angelou, perfo...

Report: Quote On MLK Memorial Will Be Changed

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 03.14.2012

WASHINGTON — A quote carved in stone on the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington will be changed after the inscription was criticiz...

Maya Angelou Is Not Happy With Common's Use Of The N-Word

Posted 12.19.2011

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World Book Night Giving Away 1 Million Free Books, Needs YOUR Help

Posted 12.14.2011

Ever heard of World Book Night? If not, you will. Because they want your help to give away free books. WBN first launched in the UK last year. It t...

BET Announce 2012 'Honors' Recipients

Posted 12.13.2011

"BET Honors" the cable network's annual celebration of African Americans who have achieved greatness in music, the arts and education, returns next mo...

Anna Bahr

SLIDESHOW: Etsy Artist Paints Colbert, Fey, Angelou, Other Inspring People For Charity

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Bahr | Posted 11.19.2011

Last April, artist Ryan Wollard was fed up. Programs for the arts and teaching programs were being cut left and right, and labor unions were under att...

Maya Angelou Says Quote In MLK Memorial Out Of Context

AP | Posted 10.31.2011

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Poet and author Maya Angelou is taking issue with a paraphrased quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. inscribed in his new memorial...

Angelou: Inscription On MLK Monument Makes Civil Rights Leader Look 'Arrogant'

The Washington Post | Posted 10.31.2011

On Feb. 4, 1968, two months before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a haunting sermon at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church abou...

Top 10 Aural and Poetic Delights

Rick Holland | Posted 08.31.2011

Rick Holland

"Poetry" does not only live in established poetic institutions and counter institutions. It exists precisely and exactly wherever you sense it.

The Island Of Herman Melville, The State Of Cormac McCarthy: Literary Map Of America

Posted 06.22.2011

Would you rather live in the state of Black Elk or Maya Angelou instead of Montana or Arkansas? The island of Melville looks a little cold, so instead...

Dr. Maya Angelou Launches Black History Month Special

Theo Spielberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Theo Spielberg

Angelou's first-ever radio public program features special guests Chris Rock, Cornell West, Common and Lee Daniels. It is a great American patchwork, a quilt woven of parables, historical anecdotes, autobiography, song, and poetry.

A Home For Maya Angelou In Harlem

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

John Lundberg

Maya Angelou is a hugely popular poet of the people at a time when poetry is not hugely popular, and, though she teaches, she is not a poet of academia.

Interview: How Libraries Changed Maya Angelou's Life

The New York Public Library | Posted 05.25.2011

The New York Public Library

When legendary poet, author, and playwright Dr. Maya Angelou was a young girl, she truly believed that her words killed a man.

Phenomenally Yours: A Sit-Down With Dr. Maya Angelou

Cheryl Wills | Posted 05.25.2011

Cheryl Wills

When I walked into her plush, brightly decorated Harlem brownstone on a hot day last month, Dr. Maya Angelou was seated on a fire-engine-red chair and was the picture of health.

Dr. Dorothy Height's Funeral: Lifting Her to Heaven

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Wallis

After almost a century of Dorothy Height making this country and world a more just, equal, and hopeful place she is now in heaven, and the rest of us are now going to have to step it up down here.

Dorothy Height Funeral: Obama Honors 'Godmother' Of Civil Rights Movement

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Recognizing his debt to her quiet perseverance, an emotional President Barack Obama eulogized Dorothy Height as a humble champion o...

Soulstrip: A Short Book Review

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

2morrowknight

Soulstrip is for the global citizen whose dream is about connectedness and a healthy respect for all shades of humanity.