'Let me remind all women that we live longer and better lives when we have sisters we #love , not necessarily born in our bloodline or of our race. #Sisters .' #MayaAngelou #DrAngelou95 #CelebrateAngelou95 #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts loom.ly/tJGIHlw

Marguerite Johnson was born on April 4, 1928, and later became known as Maya Angelou. Bailey, her older brother, gave Angelou her nickname “Maya.” -The estate of Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95

“Lift up your eyes upon
This day breaking for you.
Give birth again
To the dream.” #MayaAngelou excerpt from, 'On the Pulse of Morning,' at President Bill Clinton's first inauguration. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #NationalPoetryMonth #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts

'Your belief and your work will speak for you.' #MayaAngelou Maya Angelou was the first African American female to be a conductorette on the streetcars of San Francisco when she was only 16 years old. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95

'My #mother stopped me and said, 'Baby.' I walked back to her. 'Baby, I've been thinking and now I am sure. You are the greatest #woman I've ever met.'' Excerpt from Mom & Me & Mom #MayaAngelou
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Marguerite Johnson was born on April 4, 1928, and later became known as Maya Angelou. Bailey, her older brother, gave Angelou her nickname “Maya.” -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou

#Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95

“From the 40's through the 60's he[Langston Hughes] was called the ‘People's Poet.’ Years later people would call me the same. I am eternally grateful to capture our lives poetically.” #MayaAngelou #NationalPoetryMonth #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings was banned many times, and Dr. Angelou responds to that and more in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. loom.ly/00edpto #DrAngelou95 #CelebrateAngelou95 #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts

Marguerite Johnson was born on April 4, 1928, and later became known as Maya Angelou. Bailey, her older brother, gave Angelou her nickname “Maya.” -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95

'I had to trust life and believe that life loved the person who dared to live it.' #MayaAngelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95 Apple Music loom.ly/-QCTyNk

“I chose the title of my memoir, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, from this poem[Sympathy] by poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.” #MayaAngelou #NationalPoetryMonth #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95 loom.ly/XIvKLzU

'I believe the responsibility for tomorrow is in our hands today.' #MayaAngelou Thank you Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School & Branded Arts! -The Estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #DrAngelou95 #CelebrateAngelou95 #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts loom.ly/xCAgJuk

In 2010, Maya Angelou was awarded the highest civilian honor in the U.S., the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Barack Obama. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95 loom.ly/TH3qQqk

Marguerite Johnson was born on April 4, 1928, and later became known as Maya Angelou. Bailey, her older brother, gave Angelou her nickname “Maya.” -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95