Less than a week after the U.S. Naval Academy removed 381 books and literary works from its library, a local Annapolis book club staged a reading of one of the removed books at Annapolis City Dock.

Stars like Oprah Winfrey, Alicia Keys, Laverne Cox, America Ferrera and Martina McBride contributed to the Google Doodle reading, as well as Angelou's son Guy Johnson Maya Angelou was not only a poet ...

And we're going to take a moment now to listen to one of Maya Angelou's best-known poems. Here she is, reading "Still I Rise." (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) MAYA ANGELOU: You may write me down in ...

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But, Google has a treat in store for poetry fanatics who venture over to the search engine's homepage. Today's Google Doodle is an animated poetry reading of Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise," read by ...

At A&E’s Shining A Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America event last night, Nicki Minaj took the stage for a reading of Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise, and it was a goosebump-inducing moment.

A mural at Maya Angelou High School depicting its namesake. Angelou was a crucial early influence for Glory Edim, the founder of the Well-Read Black Girl book club. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles ...

Learn how Dr. Maya Angelou began writing and reading poetry as a child. Learn how Dr. Maya Angelou began writing and reading poetry as a child.