When people tell you who they are, believe them. This quote, attributed to Maya Angelou, contends that people's actions - ...

Juniper Owens, co-founder of Bridge Counseling and Wellness, argues that outdated and inadequate continuing education harms ...

Maya Angelou’s breakthrough memoir, published 50 years ago, launched a revolution in literature and social awareness. Illustration by TS Abe; Photographic reference: Corbis Outline Maya Angelou ...

Grammy-winning jazz legend Branford Marsalis joins Wake Forest as the 2025 Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence, marking a major ...

Wake Forest University's community will learn from Marsalis, an exceptional saxophonist and overall artist with decades of ...

Maya Angelou lived a life that epitomized one of her most famous poems, “Still I Rise” – “You may write me down in history/With your bitter, twisted lies/You may tread ...

Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.” — Maya Angelou In ...

8 minute read Maya Angelou reads a poem during the inauguration of Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 1993. Larry Morris—The Washington Post via Getty Images ...

Maya Angelou's powerful memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), details her turbulent childhood. Yet, it also portrays the resilience she discovered during a more free-spirited adolescence.

A poet, memoirist, activist, and educator, Maya Angelou’s life story is evidence of resilience, courage, and the written word. From her humble beginnings in the Jim Crow South to her rise as one ...