Her most famous work took its title from “Sympathy,” a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar. And it seems fitting, after Maya Angelou’s death last week at the age of 86, to recall some of what the poet said: ...

The legacy Maya Angelou left when she died earlier this year is immeasurable. Not only did she leave behind abundant and award-winning poetry, but she also left the world with the gift of music.

NEW YORK — Maya Angelou's story awed millions. A childhood victim of rape, she broke through silence and shame to tell her tale in one of the most widely read memoirs of the 20th century. A black ...

Oprah Winfrey is co-producing a video for one of the tracks, “Harlem Hopscotch,” that will premiere later this month on OWN By Gail Mitchell, Billboard Maya Angelou 1996 - H 2014 Released by Smooch ...

The caged bird sings of freedom — and a judge sang Friday of probation for a man accused of trying to smuggle Guyanese songbirds to New York. Brooklyn Federal Judge William Kuntz recited lines from ...

It was in a seventh-grade classroom in South Central Los Angeles that I was first introduced to Maya Angelou. I still remember how the words constructed lyrical melodies that bounced like notes, ...

A report released by internal watchdogs at the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms allegations of widespread manipulation of wait times for veterans seeking a doctor's care; and, familiar faces ...

A radical theatrical production of a Maya Angelou literary classic is opening to New York City audiences this weekend — and the ticketing system is equally unique. The premiere of “I Know Why the ...

The New York Choral Society, New York's pioneering symphonic chorus that explores unique collaboration and dynamic repertory, announces their latest digital collaborative project, The Caged Bird Sings ...

The poetry and prose of Dr. Maya Angelou inspired not only people and presidents but Hollywood. John Singleton's 1993 film, Poetic Justice, features some of the author's most indelible work. The ...