Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou (i/ˈmaɪ.ə ˈændʒəloʊ/; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American author, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.

She became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult, including fry cook, prostitute, nightclub dancer and performer, cast member of the opera Porgy and Bess, coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the decolonization of Africa. She was an actor, writer, director, and producer of plays, movies, and public television programs. In 1982, she earned the first lifetime Reynolds Professorship of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was active in the Civil Rights movement, and worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Beginning in the 1990s, she made around 80 appearances a year on the lecture circuit, something she continued into her eighties. In 1993, Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" (1993) at President Bill Clinton's inauguration, making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961.

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Famous quotes by Maya Angelou:

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
"While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation."
"i can be changed by what happens to me. but i refuse to be reduced by it."
"love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it"
"Nothing will work unless you do."
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
"You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you."
"If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love."
"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!"
"Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time."
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Pledge Youth Poem

by: Maya Angelou

A Pledge to Rescue Our Youth
Maya Angelou
© 2006
Young women, young men of color, we add our voices to the voices of your ancestors who speak to you over ancient seas and across impossible mountain tops.
Come up from the gloom of national neglect, you have already been paid for.
Come out of the shadow of irrational prejudice, you owe
no racial debt to history.
The blood of our bodies and the prayers of our souls have bought you a future
free from shame and bright beyond the telling of it.
We pledge ourselves and our resources to seek for you clean and well-furnished schools, safe and non-threatening streets, employment which makes use of your talents, but does not degrade your dignity.
You are the best we have.
You are all we have.
You are what we have become.




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Park Record 26 Mar 2025
In the words of Maya Angelou, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Jenny’s loving spirit will be remembered by all who had the privilege to know her ... https.//hope.

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Jurist 26 Mar 2025
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The Stranger 26 Mar 2025
Gustav Holst’s Only Good Orchestral Suite Is Far Out, Man. by Meg van Huygen ... i got a c minus ... In writing the concerto, Childs took inspiration from poems by Nayyirah Waheed (the past), Claude McKay (the present), and Maya Angelou (the future).

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The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2025
In a lengthy open letter, titled The 5th House, Duffy wrote ... She wrote ... Duffy ... For me, in these hours I recall the words of Maya Angelou who once said, “there is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you” and I share mine with you today ... .

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Lockhart Post-Register 25 Mar 2025
April 24, 1953 – March 13, 2025. With heavy hearts yet grateful souls, we celebrate the beautiful life of Dora Estella Alexander, who passed away on March 13, 2025, at the age of 71 ... at St ... It brings us together again and again.” — Maya Angelou.

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The Observer 24 Mar 2025
Lucian Freud had breakfast and lunch at the same place for 15 years; the Famous Writing Routines newsletter drills down into the rigid (and less rigid, and absolutely baffling) daily habits of everyone from Maya Angelou to Dan Brown ... Share ... .

Turner Center announces student winners in the 5th\u00a0Annual \u201cArt of Writing\u201d Contest

The Valdosta Daily Times 24 Mar 2025
Submitted photo ... Submitted photo. Some of the winners and honorable mentions in the middle school categories of the 5th Art of Writing Contest! Left to right ... Cheryl Carvajal ... A twist on Maya Angelou ‘Why the Caged Bird Sings’” — 1st place ... .

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Azcentral 23 Mar 2025
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred discusses Diamondbacks stadium situation. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred goes in-depth on how he sees the Arizona Diamondbacks stadium situation ... To quote Maya Angelou, “...when you know better, do better.”.

Let’s put the fight against crime in action

Mmegi Online 21 Mar 2025
Listen ... But as the conference concludes, Batswana must ask ... Trust in the police remains fragile ... ‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’ - Maya Angelou ... .

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Salt Lake City Weekly 19 Mar 2025
ARIES (March 21-April 19) ... So, in the hope you're as intrigued by the experimental possibilities as I am, I invite you to memorize the following words by author Maya Angelou and express them to a person with whom you want to play deeper and wilder ... 1.

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The Star - Shelby 18 Mar 2025
It's one of only about dozen press interviews Collins has done ... Love can wait, Collins says ... "Probably ... Bob Minzesheimer was USA TODAY's Book Critic from 1997 to 2015, where he interviewed everyone from Maya Angelou to Stephen King and James Patterson.

Reform UK would be a disaster for Wales – but its rivals have left the door wide open

The Observer 17 Mar 2025
In just over a year’s time, the people of Wales will go to the polls to elect members to our parliament, the Senedd ... We have Britain’s longest NHS waiting list and the UK’s worst school-test results ranking ... As Maya Angelou said ... So let’s be clear ... .

Meet Dr. Renuki Swami: Born to be an educator

The Enterprise-Tocsin 15 Mar 2025
Dr ... After moving to the United States, Dr ... Dr ... Dr ... Edwards Sr. High School ... Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” This reminds her of the dual purpose of education – fostering intellect and nurturing moral values; Maya Angelou.

Weddings: Advice and sweet memories from local couples

Addison County Independent 13 Mar 2025
Planning a wedding is fun, stressful, revealing, humbling and a test of the partnership that will blossom from the big day forward ... Let’s add one more to the mix — neighbors ... Good luck in your wedding planning! ... Middlebury ... To paraphrase Maya Angelou ... .

The Strength to Remember and the Strength to Forget: James Baldwin on What Makes a Hero

Brainpickings 12 Mar 2025
... between the poles of our capacities, which Maya Angelou so poignantly addressed in one of the greatest poems ever written, urging us to “learn that we are neither devils nor divines.”.

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