On Tuesday, legendary writer Maya Angelou died ... emerge in the 20th century, Angelou was a poet, playwright, and great orator. WSJ's Lee Hawkins reflects on her life and legacy.

Angelou returned to America. There she decided to devote herself to writing. She was encouraged to write the story of her life and the first volume published in 1969 was an immediate success.

Maya Angelou achieved enough during her extraordinary life to fill seven autobiographies ... was absent during much of her early childhood. But they grew closer as she got older, and when Angelou ...

From being abandoned by her parents at just four years old to becoming one of the 20th Century’s most iconic figures, Maya Angelou lived an extraordinary life at breakneck speed. Her story is as ...

Fans of Maya ... Angelou spoke to a sold-out crowd at SU's Goldstein Auditorium for the 2004 Women's Leadership Program. She sang gospel songs, recited favorite works and shared her own life ...

Maya Angelou, renowned author ... Whether in speeches, interviews, or in her own writing, Dr. Angelou offered some beautiful advice on living life to the fullest. She died in 2014, but her ...

about Maya Angelou is not what she has done or written or spoken, it's how she lived her life. She moved through the world with unshakeable calm, confidence and a fierce grace.” Angelou first ...

Below, you'll find some of Maya Angelou's best quotes about life, love, selfhood and motivation. “Try to be a rainbow in ...

Kennedy's oath-taking in 1961, the modern trend began with Maya Angelou's appearance ... time memoirist seeking to turn her life story into a book. Angelou later told an interviewer that she ...

An Arkansas non-profit continues to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou. The Celebrate! Maya Project is celebrating its 10th anniversary and its annual celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou's ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Maya ... Angelou continues her autobiographical series with Gather Together in My Name. This book picks up where her first memoir left off, covering her late teenage years and ...