Maya Angelou Film Wins Peabody Award!

Maya Angelou Film Wins Peabody Award!

“Pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.” – Maya Angelou We are grateful and excited to announce “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” has been officially honored with the prestigious...
Celebrate 90 Years

Celebrate 90 Years

Maya Angelou Newsletter: Celebrate 90 Years! Maya Angelou’s Google Doodle by Guy Johnson As we spend what would have been my mother’s ninetieth birthday, I think of her melodious tones speaking about the need for tolerance, understanding, forgiveness and love. My...
Dr. Maya Angelou’s 90th Birthday

Dr. Maya Angelou’s 90th Birthday

April 4th, 2018 “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,  but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Dr. Maya Angelou In a life rich with experiences and stories, author, poet, memoirist, and activist Dr....
Maya Angelou and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Maya Angelou and Martin Luther King, Jr.

On this day, we honor Martin Luther King Jr. who was born on January 15, 1929 and died on April 4, 1968. Our Matriarch was born on April 4, 1928. These contemporaries met in New York in 1960 after Maya Angelou was moved by one of King’s speeches in Harlem. Along with...