Fans of Maya Angelou are remembering the poet laureate with some of her most memorable quotes and best pieces of advice. The famed writer, educator and civil rights activist was found dead ...

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 ...

Happy Birthday to the late, great mother of wisdom, Ms. Maya Angelou. The writer, poet and singer would have been 97 years ...

On what would have been the writer and activist’s 90th birthday, we look back at some of her most life-affirming quotes. The writer, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou would have ...

The lessons learned from researching famous quotes is quite extraordinary. As a person interested in history, I am quickly realizing my education of historical figures is shallow at best.

Maya Angelou achieved enough during her extraordinary life to fill seven autobiographies. Her unique career – which included work as a dancer, singer, actress, composer, activist, teacher ...

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 ...