Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.4.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Caged Bird Legacy The Legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.mayaangelou.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The Maya Angelou Immersive Experience](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2025/03/21/the-maya-angelou-immersive-experience/) - [James Baldwin Celebrating 100 Years](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2024/08/14/james-baldwin-celebrating-100-years/) - This month, we honor the extraordinary legacy of James Baldwin on what would have been his 100th birthday. Baldwin, a literary giant, civil rights advocate, and voice of truth, remains a beacon of hope and courage for future generations. - [New Maya Angelou AI exhibit brings the poet’s words and wisdom to life](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2025/03/20/new-maya-angelou-ai-exhibit-brings-the-poets-words-and-wisdom-to-life/) - [Human Rights Day](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2024/12/10/human-rights-day/) - [Celebrate Dr. Angelou Essay Contest Winners & Maya Angelou Artist in Residence with Debbie Allen at Wake Forest University](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2023/11/08/celebrate-dr-angelou-essay-contest-winners-maya-angelou-artist-in-residence-with-debbie-allen-at-wake-forest-university/) - [Celebrating the 2023 Oakland Unified School District Dr. Maya Angelou Essay Writing Contest Winners!](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2023/11/01/celebrating-the-2023-dr-maya-angelou-essay-writing-contest-winners/) - [Remembering Louise Meriwether](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2023/10/13/remembering-louise-meriwether/) - Louise Meriwether met Maya Angelou in 1970 in Harlem. Louise Meriwether had just published her first novel, Daddy Was a Number Runner. Maya Angelou and... - [Celebrating Dr. Maya Angelou’s 95th Birthday](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2023/03/31/celebrating-dr-maya-angelous-95th-birthday/) - [Celebrate 95 Years!](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2023/04/05/celebrate-95-years/) - We are celebrating Maya Angelou’s 95th year, which started on her Birthday on April 4th, 2023. Join the celebration and watch as others honor Dr. Angelou’s... - [Consciousness Magazine: Dr. Maya Angelou, A Phenomenal Woman](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2020/09/01/consciousness-magazine-dr-maya-angelou-a-phenomenal-woman/) - [Maya Angelou Newsletter: March 2020](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2020/03/04/maya-angelou-newsletter-march-2020/) - [Maya Angelou Newsletter: May 2019](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2019/05/28/2546/) - [Maya Angelou Newsletter: May 2019](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2019/05/24/maya-angelou-newsletter-may-2019/) - [Happy Birthday, Maya Angelou!](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2019/04/04/happy-birthday-maya-angelou/) - [Welcome, 116th U.S. Congress](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2019/01/11/welcome-116th-u-s-congress/) - [Maya Angelou Film Wins Peabody Award!](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2018/04/26/maya-angelou-film-wins-peabody-award/) - [Celebrate 90 Years](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2018/04/26/celebrate-90-years/) - [Dr. Maya Angelou's 90th Birthday](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2018/04/04/dr-maya-angelous-90th-birthday/) - [Maya Angelou Partners with Storiarts for Poetry Contest](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2018/01/15/maya-angelou-partners-with-storiarts-for-poetry-contest/) - [Maya Angelou: We Celebrate & Remember](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2017/05/27/maya-angelou-we-celebrate-and-remember/) - ["Still I Rise" line by Storiarts](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2017/05/26/1855/) - [Emmy Award-Winning Director and Producer Debbie Allen Named First ‘Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence’](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2023/04/06/emmy-award-winning-director-and-producer-debbie-allen-named-first-maya-angelou-artist-in-residence/) - [Remembering Guy Johnson](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2023/02/17/remembering-guy-johnson/) - [Celebrating Dr. Maya Angelou’s Birthday](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2022/04/04/celebrating-dr-maya-angelous-birthday/) - [Maya Angelou becomes 1st Black woman featured on US quarters](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2022/01/17/maya-angelou-becomes-1st-black-woman-featured-on-us-quarters/) - [United States Mint Begins Shipping First American Women Quarters™ Program Coins](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2022/01/11/united-states-mint-begins-shipping-first-american-women-quarters-program-coins/) - [George Floyd](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2021/04/22/george-floyd/) - [Maya Angelou and Martin Luther King, Jr.](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2017/01/16/maya-angelou-and-martin-luther-king-jr/) - [Myles Garrett & Serena Williams Honor Maya Angelou](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2017/04/25/myles-garrett-serena-williams-honor-maya-angelou/) - [Happy Birthday](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2017/04/04/happy-birthday/) - [Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, set to re-air on PBS American Masters](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2017/02/24/maya-angelou-and-still-i-rise-set-to-re-air-on-pbs-american-masters/) - [Clintons Honor Angelou at Schomburg Screening of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2017/02/21/clintons-honor-angelou-at-schomburg-screening-of-maya-angelou-and-still-i-rise/) - [Dr. Maya Angelou and Quincy Jones Lookbook](https://www.mayaangelou.com/2017/02/15/dr-maya-angelou-and-quincy-jones-lookbook/) ## Pages - [HOME](https://www.mayaangelou.com/) - Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969... - [Home Demo 4](https://www.mayaangelou.com/home-demo-4/) - [Home Demo 2](https://www.mayaangelou.com/home-demo-2/) - [Home Demo 3](https://www.mayaangelou.com/home-demo-3/) - [Home Demo](https://www.mayaangelou.com/home-demo/) - [MERCHANDISE](https://www.mayaangelou.com/merchandise/) - Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969... - [BUSINESS INQUIRY](https://www.mayaangelou.com/business-inquiry/) - Dr. Maya Angelou was very prolific and created a wide range of work during her lifetime. She wrote poems, seven autobiographies, musical compositions, plays, screenplays, speeches, appeared as an actress on film, and much more. - [Inner Light Crystal](https://www.mayaangelou.com/inner-light-crystal/) - Dr. Maya Angelou’s works of art in crystal are a collaboration between Carol Iselin and David Sugar, bringing her legacy to life in a truly unique way. Browse to learn more about our projects to see how they are honoring the legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou. - [Dr. Maya Angelou Immersive Experiences](https://www.mayaangelou.com/dr-maya-angelou-immersive-experiences/) - [CHARITIES](https://www.mayaangelou.com/charities/) - Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation. Our Mission: Our mission is to improve the quality of life for all human beings. Our Vision: Our vision is to support educational.. - [BOOKS](https://www.mayaangelou.com/books/) - Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969... - [BIOGRAPHY](https://www.mayaangelou.com/biography/) - Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969... - [Tributes](https://www.mayaangelou.com/tributes/) - Tributes from friends and family celebrating Dr. Maya Angelou’s 95th Year - [Newsletter Signup](https://www.mayaangelou.com/newsletter-signup/) - Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969... - [Newsletter - May 2017](https://www.mayaangelou.com/newsletter-may-2017/) - Maya Angelou: We Celebrate and Remember. While my mother’s poetry, her sayings and even her voice echo continually around us on Youtube, in newspapers... - [Music Samples](https://www.mayaangelou.com/music-samples/) - Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969... - [MUSIC](https://www.mayaangelou.com/music/) - Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969... - [Celebrate 95 Years!](https://www.mayaangelou.com/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. - [Celebrate 90 Years!](https://www.mayaangelou.com/celebrate-90-years/) - 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 mother’s perspective was that human beings being social animals are strongest when they are unified. - [Alone Together](https://www.mayaangelou.com/alone-together/) - Maya Angelou’s Alone is a poem about loneliness and togetherness, a ‘thinking out loud’ reflection on vulnerability and community ‘Nobody, but nobody, can make it out here alone.’ Though written in 1975, it clearly resonates with the alone/together experiences we’ve all lived through during the pandemic. - [BLOG](https://www.mayaangelou.com/blog/) - Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969... - [Tributes - Test](https://www.mayaangelou.com/tributes-test/) ## My Templates - [Default Kit](https://www.mayaangelou.com/?elementor_library=default-kit) ## Projects - [Life Doesn't Frighten Me](http://www.abramsbooks.com/product/life-doesnt-frighten-me-twenty-fifth-anniversary-edition_9781419727481/?preview=true#new_tab) - [Life Doesn't Frighten Me](http://www.abramsbooks.com/product/life-doesnt-frighten-me-twenty-fifth-anniversary-edition_9781419727481/?preview=true#new_tab) - [Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3949/singin-and-swingin-and-gettin-merry-like-christmas-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3909/all-gods-children-need-traveling-shoes-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [Rainbow in the Cloud](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/239371/rainbow-in-the-cloud-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [Letter to My Daughter](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3929/letter-to-my-daughter-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [Even The Stars Look Lonesome](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3916/even-the-stars-look-lonesome-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [Gather Together in My Name](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3917/gather-together-in-my-name-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [I Shall Not Be Moved](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3925/i-shall-not-be-moved-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [The Heart of a Woman](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3954/the-heart-of-a-woman-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [Mom & Me & Mom](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3943/mom-and-me-and-mom-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3955/wouldnt-take-nothing-for-my-journey-now-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [Great Food, All Day Long](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3918/great-food-all-day-long-by-maya-angelou/#new_tab) - [Hallelujah! 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