This piece does not idealize these women; it honors their truth ... Finish story here; 8 Maya Angelou Poems to Revisit This National Poetry Month.

Angelou’s poems often affirmed what it meant to be ... She also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. Mama Maya showed women that it was indeed possible to not only have it all ...

Maya Angelou's words spanned ... from "On the Pulse of Morning," which Angelou read at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993. "Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

Here, one contributor explains what Angelou’s poetry meant to her ... but I was too invested in “Phenomenal Woman.” It felt like Auntie Maya was trying to tell me a secret.

The Mint says those images are "inspired by her poetry and symbolic of the ... of some of America's most remarkable women, including Maya Angelou," Yellen said in a separate statement.

“This coin will ensure generations of Americans learn about Maya Angelou’s books and poetry that spoke to the lived experience of black women.” The Mint will issue four other commemorative ...

Omar and the other women of color have faced extensive ... which Smith said is exactly what the poem references. “That’s what Maya Angelou was getting to,” they said.

Maya Angelou reads “On The Pulse of Morning ... the first nonfiction bestseller authored by a Black woman. In 1993 she delivered her poem, “On the Pulse of Morning” at President Bill ...

As we feel certain you know by now, this week the world lost Maya Angelou, writer, poet, memoirist, civil rights activist, empowerer of women and ... Her quotes and poems can be applied to ...

“I’m very proud that these coins celebrate the contributions of some of America’s most remarkable women, including Maya Angelou ... images inspired by her poetry and symbolic of the ...

By Livia Albeck-Ripka The writer and poet Maya Angelou has become the first Black woman to have her likeness ... Ms. Angelou recited a poem at President Bill Clinton’s first inauguration ...