Maya Angelou
She's A Writer, Movie Director, Actress, Danceer, Playwright And Poet. However, Maya Angela Is Probably Best-Known For Her Five Autobiographies. The First And Most Famous Of These Is I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Published This Day In 1970.
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Is A Classic Of 20th Century Feminist Literature. It Was Also The First Book Written By An African American To Appear On The National Bestseller Lists.
Maya Angelou Has Had A Very Interesting Life. At The Age Of 15, She Became The First Black Streetcar Conductor In San Francisco. She Appeared In The Opera, Porgy And Bess In 1954, And Taught At The University Of Ghana From 1963 To 1967.
She Was Nominated For An Emmy, For Her Role As Kunta Kente's Grandmother In The Television Milestone, Roots. And In 1975, Ladies Home Journal Named Her "Woman Of The Year" In Communications.
In January 1993 She Was Invited To President Bill Clinton's Inauguration, Where She Read A Poem She Wrote Especially For That Event. The Poem Was Titled "On The Pulse Of Morning."
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into it." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
