Marguerite Annie Johnson was born in St Louis MO and overcame many things in order to be a world famous published author.

But it was Maya, the nickname her older brother gave her, that eventually stuck. She took the surname Angelou, a version of her Greek American ex-husband’s name, while working at San Francisco ...

Few individuals have left an impact as great as Maya Angelou across so many sectors. Best known for her autobiographical ...

Angelou's mother and father divorced when she was only three and she was sent with her brother, Bailey, to live with their grandmother, in Stamps, Arkansas. When Angelou was seven, they returned ...

One of the signs Driver-Bender designed includes blurbs of information on such significant historical figures as James ...