Maya Angelou News

She's 81 and growing frail, but revered author and poet Maya Angelou has lost none of her legendary wisdom and humour.

The school district superintendent in Huntington Beach, Calif., said an autobiography by poet Maya Angelou may be banned from local middle school libraries.

Maya Angelou gingerly walks into the room on legs stiff with arthritis, wincing from the pain, yet refusing to acknowledge it, she eases her six-foot frame onto a straight back chair and gestures to her guests to sit down and make themselves at home.

Coeur d'Alene School District officials say the district will rely on teachers and parents to help pick books to be used in classrooms.

According to Chris Rock, this documentary directed by Jeff Stilson was born when his young daughter asked him: "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" Rock's exploration of black hair takes him from the barbershops of Harlem to the human-hair trade in India to a stylist "battle royale" at the Bonner Bros.

Huntington Beach activists are pushing to remove one of Maya Angelou's most famous books from school libraries.

In a statement against a book in public school libraries, a former Westminster School District trustee read an explicit rape scene of an 8-year-old girl during a live televised Huntington Beach City Council meeting Monday night.

Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

There's very little that can be said about Maya Angelou that hasn't been said before.

Third-place winner of Planned Parenthood's poetry slam, Christina "Joy" Jimenez, reading earlier this year at the Guadalupe Theatre Last night was Planned Parenthood's yearly slam poetry fundraising event.

Author Maya Angelou, who will speak at UC Riverside on Oct. 24, shared some thoughts on Banned Book Week in a phone interview Friday.

On Sunday Poet Maya Angelou proved she was not rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles by making an appearance in St.

Pulitzer Prize -nominated author and poet Maya Angelou was taken to the hospital Sunday for as-yet-unknown causes, TMZ.com reported .

"The Grapes of Wrath" was labeled vulgar and pornographic, a dangerous depiction of class hatred.

"The Grapes of Wrath" was labeled vulgar and pornographic, a dangerous depiction of class hatred.

Maya Angelou has worn a number of hats during her 81 years. An author, dancer, Civil Rights activist, actress, teacher, director, mother, friend - and renowned poet, seemingly taking all her roles in stride.

Author Tom Bodett of Dummmerston, Vt., delivers a reading from Carlos Fuentes' Speech of Sept.

As you are probably well aware, today marks the midpoint in Banned Books Week, and what better way to celebrate than to indulge in a little risqu literature? Luckily in the United States, a book hasn't been completely banned for at least 50 years.

This week is Banned Books Week in the States, which is according to the Banned Books Week website "the only national celebration of the freedom to read." This is one of those freedoms that may not seem like a big deal, but you begin to appreciate it a lot more when you live in a country that decides for you what you're allowed to read.

Cecil Williams ' 80th birthday was celebrated Tuesday with a party at the Hilton, with historical pictures of the honoree through the ages outgleaming the glorious view from the Cityscape lounge.