Among 381 books that have been removed from the library at the U.S. Naval Academy is Maya Angelou’s best-seller, “I Know Why ...

Since 2014, the Celebrate! Maya Project has celebrated the life and legacy of iconic poet, writer and humanist Maya Angelou, ...

In a world of complex threats and challenges, the Department of Defense has decided to tackle one of the gravest: a quintessential piece of American literature.

Angelou understood that poetry could offer not just commentary, but clarity, and “In a Time” embodies that gift. “Our Grandmothers” is Maya Angelou’s offering to ancestral memory.

Emily Dickinson explained what the feeling of writing poetry is like, “If I feel physically as if the top of my head were ...

Turning 75 this month, Maya Angelou has led many lives. She is best known as a writer, for her numerous books of poetry and her six ... he was found beaten to death. Believing she had caused ...

Maya Angelou’s breakthrough memoir, published 50 years ago, launched a revolution in literature and social awareness. Illustration by TS Abe; Photographic reference: Corbis Outline Maya Angelou ...

The private lives of presidents and princes, romantic affairs, meditations on grief, awkward coming-of-age stories, or an ...

Racist" by Ibram X. Kendi, as well as “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" by American writer and poet Maya Angelou.

That’s how long it takes to read Maya Angelou's “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” out loud. That’s how long a small act of ...