Maya Angelou read a poem at the funeral service for the late Dorothy Height.

Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy ...

Maya Angelou’s voice seems to have a personality all its own. Sometimes it sidles up to her words and delivers them with a wink and a laugh. Sometimes it caresses the words with a soft, silky… ...

On January 20, 1993, Maya Angelou rose to read a poem at fellow Arkansan Bill Clinton’s inauguration. “On the Pulse of Morning” captured the promise of the Clinton years more memorably than ...

Maya Angelou was charged with a herculean task by the Clintons in 1993 — compose a poem for the president-elect’s inauguration that will inspire a nation.

Finally, Angelou, being from a time of much political tribulation, uses this poem to advance a social justice cause, stating that the Black community's love for one another, much like the other ...

Dr. Maya Angelou deliveres a poem entitled His Day is Done — A Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela on behalf of the American people.

Maya Angelou reads her poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" during the 1993 presidential inauguration. (Mark Lennihan / AP) ...

ON JAN. 20, 1993, Maya Angelou rose to read a poem at fellow Arkansan Bill Clinton’s inauguration. “On the Pulse of Morning” captured the promise of the Clinton years more memorably than the ...