Maya Angelou's brilliant writing has touched hearts and impacted readers around the world. The late writer, activist, and ...

Maya Angelou died on Wednesday at the age of 86 ... that a glass of the fortified wine was an integral part of her writing process. "I might have it at six-fifteen a.m. just as soon as I get ...

Variations of this quote, the words of the late writer and activist Maya Angelou, have been making the rounds on social media over the past few weeks. Angelou, a sage to those in her inner circle as ...

Jamel Brinkley, assistant professor in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa, was named the winner of the fourth annual Maya Angelou Book Award for Witness: Stories. He was named Nov. 2 ...