Even before the 9-foot-tall bronze monument to author Maya Angelou was lifted ... showcases the title of one of Angelou’s most famous poems, “Still I Rise” — a particularly relevant ...

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

(ThyBlackMan.com) When we think of Maya Angelou, it’s often the iconic pieces that come to mind—“Still I Rise,” “Phenomenal ... most poignant and profound poems live quietly in the ...

we will explore ten of Maya Angelou’s most powerful poems, each a testament to her unparalleled ability to capture the human condition. Perhaps Angelou’s most iconic poem, “Still I Rise ...

“You may write me down in history / With your bitter, twisted lies, / You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I'll rise." Published in 1978, Maya Angelou’s poem was a ...

She then ended the speech by reciting an extract from Still I Rise, crediting it to “my favourite poet, Maya Angelou." When he decided to have a poem read as part of his inauguration as US ...

I found a copy of And Still I Rise, Maya Angelou’s third anthology of poetry. At the time I was struggling with my identity as a very young woman and what that meant for my personhood.

On May 19, acclaimed filmmaker Bob Hercules (B.A. '79) experienced the pinnacle moment of his career when he and his team accepted the 2017 Peabody Award in documentary filmmaking for “Maya Angelou: ...

April 24, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. 2025 “Still We Rise,” Annual Spirit of Maya ... A Celebration of Southern Poetry honoring Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, with special guest actress, writer and ...

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. Courage – you develop courage by doing small things like just as if you wouldn’t want to pick up a 100-pound weight ...

Stand up straight and realize who you are. That you tower over your circumstances. You are a child of God. Stand up straight.