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...

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...

"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...

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...

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,...

"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...

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...