American icon Maya Angelou has passed away at 86 years young. The following article was published in ESSENCE’s May 2003 issue upon the author and poet’s 75th birthday. Maya Angelou talks to writer ...

The ESSENCE community was saddened to learn about the passing of the great Dr. Maya Angelou. Many of our readers took to our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages to share their beautiful tributes to ...

American icon Maya Angelou passed at 86 years old. Here is an exclusive conversation ESSENCE held on the occasion of Toni Morrison’s 82nd birthday in 2013 in which Maya Angelou and Nikki Giovanni ...

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of the iconic poet Dr. Maya Angelou. Born Marguerite Johnson and later, nicknamed “Maya” by her older brother, Dr. Maya Angelou was a dancer, a singer ...

Celebrated American icon Dr. Maya Angelou has passed at the age of 86. The following is an essay the Pulitzer Prize-nominated author and poet wrote for ESSENCE in 2009. When I was asked during the ...

Maya Angelou may have passed away in 2014, but she still remains a relevant voice in our culture today. This became readily apparent when an old clip of Angelou correcting a young girl on how the ...

On Monday, the US Mint announced that a new quarter featuring the iconic poet, memoirist and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has begun shipping as part of the American Women Quarters Program. This ...