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 2024....
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...

Maya 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 the mode of...

Maya Angelou Newsletter: May 2019

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 meals. Due to her public...
Celebrate 90 Years

Celebrate 90 Years

Maya Angelou Newsletter: Celebrate 90 Years! Maya Angelou’s Google Doodle by Guy Johnson As we spend what would have been my mother’s ninetieth birthday, I think of her melodious tones speaking about the need for tolerance, understanding, forgiveness and love. My...
Maya Angelou: We Celebrate & Remember

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...