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Remembering Louise Meriwether

Remembering Louise Meriwether

"Let me remind all women that we live longer and better lives when we have sisters we love, not necessarily born in our bloodline or of our race. Sisters." -Maya Angelou Louise Meriwether met Maya Angelou in 1970 in Harlem. Louise Meriwether had just published her...

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Celebrate 95 Years!

Celebrate 95 Years!

Celebrate 95 Years! We are celebrating Maya Angelou’s 95th year, which started on her Birthday on April 4th, 2023. Join the celebration here and on social media, and watch as others honor Dr. Angelou’s courage, life, and legacy. Follow Dr. Maya Angelou on Facebook,...

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Celebrating Dr. Maya Angelou’s 95th Birthday

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

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

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

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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