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Maya Angelou: A Dream Realized?

Posted in Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, Barack and Michelle Obama, Kennedys, the, Maya Angelou, PEOPLE, Rosa Parks; Malcolm X, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 31, 2014| 2 Comments »

On Aug. 28, 1963,  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his rousing, “I Have a Dream” speech to over 250,000 civil rights supporters gathered for the March on Washington. The speech calls for an end to racism in America. It was considered by many to be the most […]

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Maya Angelou: Waking Up With Happy Hair!

Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, LITERATURE, EDUCATION, & REFORM, Maya Angelou, PEOPLE, POLITICS & GOV'T, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 31, 2014| Leave a Comment »

American writer Maya Angelou (1928-2014) had deep political ties with the Clintons. In 1993, she read her poem, “Pulse of the Morning” at Bill Clinton’s inauguration. Both she and Bill were from Arkansas. In 2008, she supported Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary race for the U.S. presidency against Barack Obama, a fellow African-American. It was […]

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Maya Angelou: Boogie Down, Baby!

Posted in Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, PEOPLE, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 30, 2014| 1 Comment »

African-American writer Maya Angelou died this week at age 86. Starting Friday, May 31, 2014, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York City, will showcase a collection of her papers, manuscripts and letters. Maya Angelou is no stranger to the Schomburg Center. In 1991, the Schomburg expanded to include a new addition […]

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