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My mom because she has worked hard and encouraged me to be myself and work hard myself.

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My mom has always taught me what it means to be strong, and show determination. Also to remember that tomorrow's a new day and whatever may come today can be fixed tomorrow.

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Women who've I've seen in positions of power, women who are unapolagetically themselves, women who are resilliant, strong, caring, and loving.

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My grandma inspires me because she has worked so hard throughout her whole life and has overcome many obstacles and still manages to still be a happy, fun person.

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she always give me encouragement and showing the stronger power!

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My first and second grade teacher has inspired me to be my true self and pursue a career in Education! I hope to instill positivity, love, and support for my future students as she does.

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Both of my grandmas and my mom have been by inspiration. They have taught me to work hard for what I want and to never give up.

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Both my grandmas. One of my grandmas came from Germany during a hard time and started a family here. My other grandma was in a bad place in her life before I was born and she has become a great role model in how I should be treated

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My mother is a role model to me in all aspects.

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I have been inspired by a lot of my teachers throughout middle school, high school, and especially college! I think its important to see people within our future profession being successful and enjoying what they are doing, very inspiring!

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My 98 year old grandma has been through so much and inspires me by laughing and enjoying each day she is given

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My mother inspires me because she raised me as a single mother for a lot of my life and I really strive to be as independent and powerful as she is.

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Maya Angelou inspires me, with her creativity, and resilience. -Prof. Langford

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Caged Bird Legacy | The Legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou

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We are celebrating Maya Angelou's 95th year, which started on her Birthday on April 4th, 2023. Join the celebration here and on social media, and watch as others honor Dr. Angelou's courage, life, and legacy.

Maya Angelou becomes 1st Black woman featured on US quarters

The legendary author and poet, who died in 2014, is the first featured in a series of new quarters issued by the U.S. Mint.

The United States Mint recently began shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program.

Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in 1969. Angelou, who died in 2014 at the age of 86, was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2010 by President Barack Obama.

The quarter design depicts Angelou with outstretched arms. Behind her are a bird in flight and a rising sun, images inspired by her poetry.

The mint's program will issue 20 quarters over the next four years honoring women and their achievements in shaping the nation's history.

Honoring the legacy of world-renowned poet, author and civil rights leader, Dr. Maya Angelou.

The Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all human beings. Our vision is to support educational excellence and healthcare equity initiatives for all.

Alone Together - an intimate portrait of a world in lockdown. With voiceover by Dr.Maya Angelou's son, Guy Johnson.

Maya Angelou's Alone is a poem about loneliness and togetherness, a 'thinking out loud' reflection on vulnerability and community 'Nobody, but nobody, can make it out here alone.' Though written in 1975, it clearly resonates with the alone/together experiences we've all lived through during the pandemic.

We mourn the loss of Robert Loomis, Maya Angelou's friend and editor of her books including "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

Celebrating Dr. Maya Angelou's 95th Birthday

This April 4th, we are excited to celebrate 95 years of the life and legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou! We will celebrate her entire 95th year with different in-person and virtual events and will share special stories and Angelou facts online from now until March 2024. Follow Dr. Maya Angelou on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , and YouTube , and sign up to receive upcoming newsletters for more.

Today's #GoogleDoodle celebrates Dr. Maya Angelou's 90th birthday! Set to her poem #StillIRise, the video Doodle includes her own voice along with the voices of other individuals whose lives she has inspired.

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We celebrate the re-release of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, with a foreword by "daughter-friend" Oprah Winfrey. We celebrate a book that changed the nation and eventually the world by giving a young black girl a voice, once lost then freed to sing the song of all people.
PURCHASE THIS BOOK TODAY "

MESSAGE FROM THE FAMILY

Developing a love of truth, standing for civil rights, enjoying life itself and recording the experience, our matriarch became an inspiration. Maya Angelou's words, spoken, on the printed page or reflected here, continue to promote self-examination, equality and friendship. Believing that "we are more alike than unalike", Maya Angelou would be the first to say that as a child of God it was her duty to recognize that everyone else was also a child of God, "Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory."

Join us as we celebrate a life well lived! Take time to read, listen, view and be inspired. Trail your wisps of glory and once you've clicked every page, make sure you return as we continue to expand the experience. Together, let's celebrate life and joy!

The Angelou Johnson Family

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Maya Angelou | Maya Angelou - Caged Bird Legacy

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Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in 1969...

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My mom is my biggest inspiration because she taught me how to stand up for myself and what I believe in

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My roommate because she has worked really hard to achieve her dreams in college even with anxiety

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My mom and both my grandmothers. Truly, they taught me a great amount in all aspects of life!

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My mother is a women who inspires me because she has worked hard all of my life to provide and care for me even in the toughest of situations.