Faith Ringgold, “Maya’s Quilt of Life” (1989), acrylic on canvas with pieced fabric border (all images courtesy Swann Auction Galleries) The pieces in the auction are but a sample of Angelou’s ...
The Daily Campus: ‘And Still I Rise’: Remembering the importance of Maya Angelou through film
On Wednesday, Feb. 28, the University of Connecticut Women’s Center hosted a screening of the 2016 film “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise.” The film won the 2017 Peabody Award, according to the film’s ...
‘And Still I Rise’: Remembering the importance of Maya Angelou through film
Fast Company: The fascinating design story behind the new Maya Angelou quarters
In 1993, poet and author Maya Angelou became the first African American woman in U.S. history to recite the presidential inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Earlier this month, she also became ...
The Grio: Whoopi Goldberg says Maya Angelou deserves more than a quarter on ‘The View’
Whoopi Goldberg says Maya Angelou deserves more than a quarter on ‘The View’
The Hill: Treasury rolls out quarters featuring Maya Angelou, first Black woman on the coin
The U.S. Mint on Monday announced it has begun shipping out the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program, with the late poet and novelist Maya Angelou becoming the first Black woman to be ...
Treasury rolls out quarters featuring Maya Angelou, first Black woman on the coin
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Today is the final day of Black History Month and we are highlighting the life and legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou and her family. She became the first Black woman to be featured on ...