By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We hear your calling/ And we begin by giving you 100 years/ Of loving defense/ We shall encourage the world to look/ Upon your complexion and see community.” – Maya Angelou, from the original poem “We Hear You,” Read More
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The day before she died, Maya Angelou telephoned Ebony magazine headquarters in Chicago to tell new editor-in-chief Mitzi Miller that she was proud of her. They barely knew each other. Miller knew Angelou mostly through her writings. Read More
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Many people will remember Maya Angelou for her phenomenal career. She was a true renaissance woman – an author, teacher, dancer, performer, radio personality and a producer. I will remember her a sister friend, a wise “auntie” who didn’t mind pulling your coat. Read More
By Cassiette West-Williams Special to the NNPA The news of Maya Angelou’s death brought a very poignant memory back to my college days, when I was eight hours away from home, and felt very much alone. When my scholarship letter arrived in the mail, Read More
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