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Maya Angelou’s Crowning Achievements
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGettyImages-3205976Getty Images Considered to be one of the most consequential figures of the 20th century, Maya Angelou had a diverse career spanning...
Oprah pays tribute to Maya Angelou on her 95th birthday: 'I still feel her everywhere'
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOprah Winfrey is celebrating her longtime friend, the late Maya Angelou, on what would have been her...
St. Louis legend Maya Angelou joins prestigious list of female pioneers
KTVI via Yahoo News· 3 months agoST. LOUIS — A St. Louis legend has been recognized as one of the most iconic female pioneers in...
Student Voices: Who has influenced the goals of these 6 Shore teens? You may be surprised
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: The following essays are winners of the Asbury Park Student Voices contest. The...
Read Amanda Gorman’s Poem for Oprah on Her 70th Birthday
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAmanda Gorman’s Poem for Oprah’s 70th BirthdayGetty Images Amanda Gorman is no stranger to...
7 Famous Black Figures That Are Long Overdue For Their Own Biopic
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOprah Winfrey speaks with Amanda Gorman in “The Oprah Conversation,” now streaming on Apple TV+. We...
Women on quarters: Who they are and why it matters
Stacker via AOL· 1 year agoChip Somodevilla // Getty Images United States currency today shows an extremely limited sample of the American people, traditionally depicting a static...
Family-owned Tacoma bookstore marks Black History Month with readings, community events
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 1 year agoFebruary is Black History Month, and some Washingtonians may be looking for books about Black...
On This Day, May 28: Sierra Club founded
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDemonstrators participate in a protest organized by Indigenous Environmental Network, 350.org, Sierra Club, and CREDO Mobile after President Trump...
The brief but shining life of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a poet who gave dignity to the Black experience
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA 1902 portrait of Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesPaul Laurence Dunbar was...