The Hit Farm

Poet and veteran civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, is the sage of black America. And for her, Barack Obama has delivered. In a , she, (Guardian) — There has always been something bittersweet about the life experience of Maya Angelou. Think of the literature fashioned from a harsh and tragic upbringing in racially segregated Missouri [...]

WASHINGTON — Poet and author Maya Angelou is taking issue with a paraphrased quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. inscribed in his new memorial in Washington, saying the shortened version makes the civil rights Martin Luther King Jr has been paraphrased for the sake of space on his memorial statue. Carved on the north face [...]