Emmy Award-Winning Director and Producer Debbie Allen Named First ‘Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence’
Wake Forest University Office of Communications and External Relations 336-758-5237 | media@wfu.edu | https://news.wfu.edu | @WakeForestNews FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Kim McGrath, 336-758-3209, media@wfu.edu Emmy Award-Winning Director and Producer Debbie...
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Celebrating Dr. Maya Angelou’s 95th Birthday
This April 4th, we are excited to celebrate 95 years of the life and legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou! We will celebrate her entire 95th year with different in-person and virtual events and will share special stories and Angelou facts online from now until March...
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Remembering Guy Johnson
“People ask…’Did you grow up in her shadow?’ No, I didn’t. I grew up in her light.” Guy Johnson, Maya Angelou’s son. It has been a year since Maya Angelou’s only son, Guy Johnson, passed. We continue to grieve and celebrate their lives and reflect on their bond. Not...
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Celebrating Dr. Maya Angelou’s Birthday
Celebrating Dr. Maya Angelou’s Birthday “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." - Maya Angelou Today, we celebrate the Birthday of Dr. Maya Angelou. Dr. Angelou’s birthdays...
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Maya Angelou becomes 1st Black woman featured on US quarters
The legendary author and poet, who died in 2014, is the first featured in a series of new quarters issued by the U.S. Mint. The United States Mint recently began shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters...
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United States Mint Begins Shipping First American Women Quarters™ Program Coins
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) has begun shipping the first coins in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. These circulating quarters honoring Maya Angelou are manufactured at the Mint facilities in Philadelphia and Denver. Coins featuring additional...
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George Floyd
In memory of Dr. Maya Angelou, our family sends prayers of consolation and strength to Mr. George Floyd's family. As well, we send prayers to communities and police departments across America for inclusivity and understanding. We are grateful for the effort to reach...
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Consciousness Magazine: Dr. Maya Angelou, A Phenomenal Woman
June 24, 2013 Interviewed and written by Dr. Shanessa Fenner On the morning of our interview, the incomparable Dr. Maya Angelou is busily working in her garden prior to our interview. She discusses her various leading African-American art sculptures, knock- out roses,...
read moreMaya Angelou Newsletter: March 2020
As I was growing I really didn’t understand who my mother was. It was a different time in the 1950s. Racism and sexism were practiced unapologetically. Rebellion and resistance were not part of the American Psyche. Patriotism and conformance to the law was...
read moreMaya Angelou Newsletter: May 2019
96 Maya Angelou Newsletter: May 2019 Guy Johnson's Letter As this Mother’s Day passes my thoughts return to the way I used to celebrate this wonderful day with my mother. The celebration always centered around food, and she preferred home cooked...
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