Maya Angelou

November 30, 2022

Are men capable of admiring women?

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Frederick Douglass (1818 - 1895), 1850s.
February 27, 2022

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
February 26, 2022

theGrio tours The White House’s Black History Month exhibit

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Guy Johnson thegrio.com
February 17, 2022

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

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Harriet Tubman’s portrait on the front of the $20 bill
February 13, 2022

US Treasury Confirms Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Coming in 2030

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January 27, 2022

New wave of Black women immortalized in American culture

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Whoopi Goldberg thegrio.com
January 11, 2022

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

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Amanda Gorman thegrio.com
December 30, 2021

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

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Idris Elba
November 30, 2021

Idris Elba pays tribute to Virgil Abloh at 2021 Fashion Awards

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October 18, 2021

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

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Maya Angelou thegrio.com
October 9, 2021

Maya Angelou to be featured on upcoming US coins

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Maya Angelou thegrio.com
May 10, 2021

Maya Angelou to be one of first women featured on quarter

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January 20, 2021

Oprah gifted Amanda Gorman earrings, caged bird ring for inauguration

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Amanda Gorman thegrio.com
January 20, 2021

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

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November 14, 2020

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

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Maya Angelou thegrio.com
March 15, 2020

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

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Maya Angelou thegrio.com
April 8, 2019

Maya Angelou’s life set to hit Broadway

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Maya Angelou and Oprah thegrio.com
April 5, 2019

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

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Maya Angelou thegrio.com
March 16, 2019

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

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University of Manchester thegrio.com
July 19, 2018

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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