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Accordingly, literature has long examined motherhood and the complicated and beautiful dynamics between a mom and her child.

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 poignant memoirs, including the masterful 1969 I Know Why the ...

Maya Angelou wrote fearless truths that challenged silence and sparked change. Here are 8 powerful lessons from her words that still resonate.

Deesha Philyaw's collection of short stories made waves during the pandemic. Each tale revolved around some relatable issue secret among a diversity of Black women. The secrets ranged from having a ...

The poet Maya Angelou remains beloved more than a decade after her death. Yet few lift up the power of her voice in the anti-rape movement.

The Bombay High Court has recently quoted Maya Angelou in its order while allowing a Hindu girl to live in with a Muslim boy. “Maya Angelou, an American memoirist and civil rights activist remarked ...

The Bombay High Court recently quoted American civil rights activist Maya Angelou while permitting a Hindu girl to continue her 'live-in relationship' with a Muslim boy, observing that love ...

Today, Poet and Activist Maya Angelou would be 96. On her posthumous birthday, we remember her words of wisdom.