Honorifics were widely debated on social media last week, focused on an old talk-show clip of the late Maya Angelou sharply chiding a young woman for addressing her as Maya rather than Miss Angelou.
Frustrated with children’s stories of passive princesses and damsels in distress, two Italian women crowdfunded their way into publishing history with a record-breaking book of inspirational tales for girls. And
If Mona Lisa were given a chance to redesign her portrait, how would she paint that smile? If Venus were offered the upper hand to recreate the image of her well-celebrated birth, how would she interpret and make known to man her oceanic and godly origins? If the girl in “The Girl With A Pearl Earring” saw her tronie 350 years later, would she be pleased that it was taken at an angle where she was caught off-guard? Or more importantly, how would she feel that she wasn’t even acknowledged by her real name? That people only know her as the girl with that pearl earring?
Maya Angelou’s iconic words and lyrics will blend with hip-hop beats for a new album called “Caged Bird Songs.”
I lived there in the mid-’60s, when the flower children were in full bloom.
Maya Angelou liked to say that people will forget what you said or did in your life, but they will never forget how you made them feel. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, first lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey said Saturday they were among the millions touched by Angelou’s wisdom when they needed help to rise.
I first discovered Maya Angelou 10 years ago during a particularly challenging time in my life.
Maya Angelou, who rose from poverty, segregation and the harshest of childhoods to become a force on stage, screen, the printed page and the inaugural dais, has died. She was 86.
Maya Angelou will not attend the 2014 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon, where she will be honored.
Maya Angelou is mourning her friend Amiri Baraka, remembering him as a vital poet whose private persona differed greatly from his fiery public image.
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