Behind many breakout success stories lies a powerful connection that changed everything at exactly the right moment. In ...

An effort to overturn Utah’s sensitive materials law, which allows the removal of certain books from public schools, has another acclaimed author’s name behind it: The late poet Maya Angelou. The ...

WJBF – Did you know that before Dr. Maya Angelou became the world-renown poet, she was a journalist in Ghana? However, here is a personal fact about her: Dr. Angelou stopped celebrating her birthday ...

Paul Thomas Anderson's movies are all about dysfunctional relationships, egomaniacal artists, fizzling dreams and people caught in predicaments requiring drastic measures to get out of. So, no wonder ...

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At some point in life, almost everyone has experienced the heavy weight of being alone. Whether it’s a quiet evening spent by yourself, a moment of heartbreak or simply feeling misunderstood, those ...

Maya Angelou told the truth - and the world wasn’t ready for it. Her memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, revealed the pain of racism, abuse, and silence, giving a voice to millions who’d felt ...

Maya Angelou, who spent part of her childhood at Stamps in the care of her grandmother, mentions The Pond 13 times in her autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." The Pond is officially Lake ...

Excavations for the Maya Train revealed a 2,000-year-old limestone sculpture of an elderly man marking a sacred building’s entrance. The Preclassic-era carving once guarded a west-facing ceremonial ...

Debbie Allen will direct the first, and only, stage play authorized by Maya Angelou’s estate. Renowned performing arts icon Debbie Allen has been tapped to direct the upcoming play based on Maya ...