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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...
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Maya Angelou Partners with Storiarts for Poetry Contest
We are excited to partner with Storiarts to commemorate Dr. Maya Angelou’s 90th birthday with a poetry contest! Please join us in continuing Dr. Angelou’s legacy with the power of poetry. Learn more contest details, prizes, and...
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Maya Angelou: We Celebrate & Remember
Welcome Letter from Guy Johnson, Maya Angelou's son. Sometimes it is hard for me to entertain the fact that she is no longer here. I will come across an interesting item of news, or perhaps a really funny ‘clean’ joke and I’ll have the urge to call her. My fingers...
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“Still I Rise” line by Storiarts
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”. Maya Angelou. Our Matriarch always had a great sense of style. With a background in dance, singing and entertainment Maya...
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Myles Garrett & Serena Williams Honor Maya Angelou
"When you're a poet, or reading poems, you feel every single word. My favorite, Maya Angelou, was so knowledgeable and wise, and she poured her heart into every poem." Myles Garrett. This week we believe our Matriarch is smiling as Myles Garrett and Serena Williams...
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Happy Birthday
Today we celebrate what would of been the 89th Birthday of our Beloved, Maya Angelou. "Out of the huts of history’s shame I rise Up from a past that’s rooted in pain I rise I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind...
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, set to re-air on PBS American Masters
The Maya Angelou Film is re-airing so check your local listings on the PBS American Masters site under schedule to see if it is available in your area. "Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise" is available both on DVD by PBS & Amazon, and for digital download on iTunes,...
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Clintons Honor Angelou at Schomburg Screening of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
"Here on the pulse of this new day You may have the grace to look up and out And into your sister's eyes, into Your brother's face, your country And say simply Very simply With hope Good morning." Maya Angelou excerpt from "On the Pulse of Morning". Maya Angelou's...
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Dr. Maya Angelou and Quincy Jones Lookbook
Click to view the DMA_Quincy_Lookbook_Feb_2017 OUR “Q” LOOK BOOK As we revel in the Awards from the Grammy’s, celebrating the sounds of music, we remember our Matriarch describing a music man to whom we pay tribute: Quincy Jones. Several years ago as we neared the...
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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...
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