Her landmark book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was among the first 20th-century autobiographies of a Black woman to reach a wide readership.

Perhaps best known for her seminal autobiography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou is one of the most celebrated literary minds in history, whose poetry and prose has touched generations ...

AAPGMAI copy 39088018301325 has bookplate: Smithsonian Libraries Adopt-a-Book program. Adopted by Susan Waxter in honor of Lacey Bordeaux on September 19, 2018. "Maya Angelou: The Iconic Self" ...

Currently, Angelou is working on a cookbook. She knows some folks have sniffed at her new collaboration with Hallmark for a collection of inspirational gifts and cards called "Maya Angelou Life Mosaic ...

FILE - An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., is seen Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil ...

On this Women’s Day 2026, let’s take a look at 7 inspiring quotes by Maya Angelou that teach powerful life lessons. Learn ...

Maya Angelou, a powerful voice in literature and civil rights, overcame a difficult childhood to achieve worldwide fame with her autobiography 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.' She was a committed ...

Tavis Smiley continues his conversation with poet Maya Angelou about her latest autobiography, A Song Flung Up to Heaven.

*Books about the Holocaust, civil rights, feminism, racism, and Maya Angelou‘s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were recently removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library.