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 ...

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 ... Here are ten inspiring quotes from the person Barack ...

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. These ...

After that, she didn’t celebrate her birthday for many years, but would always call, write to or meet up with King’s widow, Coretta Scott King. Maya Angelou: Terrific speaker and linguist 8.

Maya Angelou sadly passed ... marked the writer and activist’s birthday with a moving Instagram post. Winfrey, who has previously spoken about seeing Angelou as a mother figure and mentor ...