The play is set in Winston-Salem with Angelou giving her last public conversation, talking about her life. Three actresses are required to portray the phenomenal Angelou: Manniah Harris will play ...
On April 23, 2014, director John Singleton reflected upon coming to Maya Angelou for guidance while working on his film "Poetic Justice," and how Angelou influenced him and Tupac on the set of the ...
As this spirited documentary shows, the rise of poet, author, and activist Maya Angelou was anything but meteoric. As a child she survived Jim Crow racism and rape at the hands of her mother’s ...
“I learn a lot from the writers, from those I’ve met and those I’ve never met. I’ve learned a lot from those who’ve died before I came a long and those who are alive.” — Maya Angelou talking to KCRW’s ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In an inspired booking move, guests on CBS’ ‘The Early Show’ this ...
A penny for Whoopi Goldberg’s thoughts on the new Maya Angelou quarter? This week, legendary poet Angelou became the first Black woman to appear on the 25-cent U.S. coin — a gesture Goldberg and her ...
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