From autobiographical works like “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” to her plays and poetry ... Below, you'll find some of Maya Angelou's best quotes about life, love, selfhood and motivation.

Marguerite Annie Johnson was born in St Louis MO and overcame many things in order to be a world famous published author.

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 ... and recited a poem at Bill Clinton’s Presidential ...

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 ...

The poet Maya Angelou remains beloved more than a decade after her death. Yet few lift up the power of her voice in the ...

Maya Angelou ... For Love of Ivy. Angelou once said, “Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” 9. She wrote a poem for Michael ...

Maya Angelou sadly passed away in 2014 ... this Brooklyn based The Black Girl project performed her 1986 poem The Black Family Pledge. The piece was written as an impassioned plea for unity ...