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Friend, Foe, Family, Stranger: Fourteen Books on Black Motherhood by Black Daughters

Friend, Foe, Family, Stranger: Fourteen Books on Black Motherhood by Black Daughters

Tramaine Suubi Recommends Toi Derricotte, Toni Morrison, Deesha Philyaw, and More

By Tramaine Suubi | May 9, 2025

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings">How Black and White America Reacted to Maya Angelou’s <emI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings">

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings">How Black and White America Reacted to Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Scott W. Stern on the Reception of an American Classic and the Birth of a Renaissance of Black Women Writers

By Scott W. Stern | January 28, 2025

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 50 to 31

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 50 to 31

From Nancy Pelosi’s Poetic Soul to Delia Owens’ Sordid Past

By Literary Hub | December 20, 2022

Read President Obama’s citation of Maya Angelou when awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Read President Obama’s citation of Maya Angelou when awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

By Walker Caplan | February 16, 2022

Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to appear on the U.S. quarter.

Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to appear on the U.S. quarter.

By Walker Caplan | January 11, 2022

"Food is healing." Learn how to make one of Maya Angelou's beloved family recipes.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 1, 2021

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Talking to Maya Angelou’s Son About the New Award Named in Her Honor

By Anne Kniggendorf | September 29, 2021

Get in the mood for summer with Maya Angelou's 1957 performance of calypso hit "Run Joe."

By Emily Temple | May 28, 2021

Maya Angelou among the first ever American women to appear on the US quarter.

By Jonny Diamond | May 10, 2021

On the Places and Poetic Forms of the Black Southern Poet

On the Places and Poetic Forms of the Black Southern Poet

Khalisa Rae Considers What It Means to Write in the “Southern Tradition”

By Khalisa Rae | April 21, 2021

Rooms of Their Own: Where Some of the Best Women Writers Created Art

Rooms of Their Own: Where Some of the Best Women Writers Created Art

Lauren Marino on the Spaces of Virginia Woolf, Toni Morrison, and Others

By Lauren Marino | February 4, 2021

The top 10 author cameos on screen: ranked.

The top 10 author cameos on screen: ranked.

By Jessie Gaynor | January 26, 2021

Amanda Gorman won the inauguration.

Amanda Gorman won the inauguration.

By Jessie Gaynor | January 21, 2021

Read every presidential inauguration poem ever performed (there are fewer than you think).

Read every presidential inauguration poem ever performed (there are fewer than you think).

By Emily Temple | January 20, 2021

Poets take note: there is now a Maya Angelou Barbie.

Poets take note: there is now a Maya Angelou Barbie.

By Jonny Diamond | January 19, 2021

Amyra León on How Frida Kahlo Influenced Her to Write the Wound

Amyra León on How Frida Kahlo Influenced Her to Write the Wound

History of Literature Podcast ">This Week on the History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | January 15, 2021

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