(CNN) — Poetry, performance and prayer celebrated the voice of literary giant Maya Angelou at a memorial service held Saturday at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. “She taught ...

The late Dr. Maya Angelou (1928–2014) stopped speaking for five years after being raped by her mother’s boyfriend. She silenced herself because her eight-year-old mind believed that her voice had ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Ensemble Theatre in Houston is proudly presenting Angelica Cheri's "Phenomenal Woman", spotlighting the words and life story of renowned poet, author, and civil rights ...

Maya Angelou’s story begins with a trauma so deep it silenced her for years. As a child, she believed her own voice had caused a man’s death — and chose never to speak again. Labeled “crazy” and ...

Google Doodle commemorated the life of poet and author Maya Angelou on Wednesday with a homepage sketch on what would have been her 90th birthday. Angelou shot to stardom after her 1969 memoirs, “I ...

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. At a memorial service for Maya Angelou this weekend at Wake Forest University, first lady Michelle Obama, former ...

In this sensitively rendered biography of Maya Angelou (1928–2014), the Roops describe how, early in life, “Words whirled and stories spun in Maya’s head and off her lips.” After she experiences an ...

"Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise" is a documentary that explores the life, voice, and legacy of one of America’s most ...

Poet and essayist Maya Angelou died Wednesday at the age of 86, according to reports in her hometown of Winston-Salem and USA Today. Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines told WFMY News 2 that Angelou’s ...

Narrated by poet Maya Angelou and directed by 26-year-old Baltimore author and filmmaker M.K. Asante Jr., the film traces Kwanzaa’s growth from the black power movement of the 1960s to Paris, Sengal, ...