Even before the 9-foot tall bronze monument to author Maya Angelou was lifted into place and bolted onto its stone base, Berkeley artist Lava Thomas seemed finally able to exhale. After a more than ...
Discover the incomparable Maya Angelou with this unforgettable ... Her first book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, is still an essential volume. As friends from Dr. Angelou’s inner circle ...
A poet, memoirist, activist, and educator, Maya ... Angelou's words serve as a poignant reminder to prioritize empathy and ...
“You may write me down in history / With your bitter, twisted lies, / You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I'll rise." Published in 1978, Maya Angelou’s poem was a ...
She then ended the speech by reciting an extract from Still I Rise, crediting it to “my favourite poet, Maya Angelou." When he decided to have a poem read as part of his inauguration as US ...
​In celebration of Black History Month, 2Funky Arts is excited to present its acclaimed showcase, And Still I Rise, touring ...
Drawing on a childhood of abuse and segregation, writer and author Maya Angelou moved the nation. Works such as her 1978 poem, “And Still I Rise,” explored the effects of racism and sexism on ...
A poem that I return to: “Still I Rise,” by Maya Angelou. It’s a Tuesday night in downtown Austin, and Joe Rogan is pretending to jerk off right in front of my face. The strangest thing ...
In her six-minute performance, Gorman alluded to the works of great American writers and speakers including Barack Obama, fellow inaugural poet Maya ... the Angelou poem Still I Rise, about ...
However, one of her most personal tattoos is located on her collarbone and says, “and still I rise” — a nod to Maya Angelou’s famous poem. Biles got the tat in 2021, shortly after having ...
Simone Biles made her love for husband Jonathan Owens even more permanent with some new ink on her left ring finger.
Twelve emerging black artists will take centre stage at a Leicester theatre next month as part of a touring show celebrating ...