Maya Angelou

Frederick Douglass (1818 - 1895), 1850s.

It’s time to put Frederick Douglass’ face on U.S. dollar, Henry Louis Gates Jr. says

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White House Black History Month Exhibit

theGrio tours The White House’s Black History Month exhibit

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Guy Johnson thegrio.com

Maya Angelou’s son, Guy Johnson, dies at 77

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Harriet Tubman’s portrait on the front of the $20 bill

US Treasury Confirms Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Coming in 2030

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New wave of Black women immortalized in American culture

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Whoopi Goldberg thegrio.com

Whoopi Goldberg says Maya Angelou deserves more than a quarter on ‘The View’

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Amanda Gorman thegrio.com

Amanda Gorman writes end-of-year poem, ‘New Day’s Lyric’

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Idris Elba

Idris Elba pays tribute to Virgil Abloh at 2021 Fashion Awards

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Solange’s Saint Heron to create free library of rare Black books

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Maya Angelou thegrio.com

Maya Angelou to be featured on upcoming US coins

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Maya Angelou thegrio.com

Maya Angelou to be one of first women featured on quarter

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Oprah gifted Amanda Gorman earrings, caged bird ring for inauguration

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Amanda Gorman thegrio.com

Poet Amanda Gorman recites ‘The Hill We Climb’ at inauguration

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Artist Phoebe Beasley on why she uses her art to celebrate the past

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Maya Angelou thegrio.com

Republicans vote against renaming post office after Maya Angelou, call her ‘communist sympathizer’

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Maya Angelou thegrio.com

Maya Angelou’s life set to hit Broadway

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Maya Angelou and Oprah thegrio.com

Oprah sets fan straight: she was granted permission to call Maya Angelou by her first name

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Maya Angelou thegrio.com

Maya Angelou checks a young woman for not putting respect on her name

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University of Manchester thegrio.com

Univ. of Manchester students replace poem featured on campus by well-known racist with with Maya Angelou’s ‘Still I Rise’

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theGrio featured stories

Poet Nikki Giovanni says Trump is “clearly evil” and she doesn’t regret calling out Bill Cosby

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