Sister Friend: Dr. Maya Angelou

What can I say about the most critically acclaimed African-American female voice of our time?


The woman who has touched so many sisters with her words, and graced so many venues with her divine aura.


The woman who took her brunt with racial discrimination, sexual abuse, and economic hardship, and turned it into a series of award-winning novels that has translated messages of hope, faith and perseverance for others to be inspired by.


She is a beautiful living legend we are happy to honor during National Poetry Month: Dr. Maya Angelou.



At the sensational age of 83, Dr. Maya Angelou is still a celebrated poet, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist.

She has traveled the world sharing her talent with all walks of life, whether it was through dance as a member of the production of Porgy and Bess(1954-55), as an editor for a weekly publication in Cairo, Egypt (!960), as a professor at the University of Ghana's School of Music and Drama (196o), or as trailblazer alongside Dr. Martin Luther King in the U.S.


Dr. Maya Angelou has a list of published verse, non-fiction, and fiction works that totals more than 30 bestselling titles.


She is a Grammy-award winning artist that has served on two presidential committees, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000, the Lincoln Medal in 2008, and has received over 30 honorary degrees.


What more can I say?


As a fellow poet, Maya Angelou is hands-down my biggest influence in writing. From a young child, her work was placed in front of me, and I fell in love.


Still, she continues to be a creative force, encouraging self-freedom and awakening our consciousness.


Dr. Maya Angelou, you are a Phenomenal Woman I aspire to be like one day.


Thank you for your contribution to the world.


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BHM: The Gift of Giving

It's an amazing thing to give. But it's an even better gesture to give on a day where you're meant to receive. You may know that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. But...

Did You Know: That his friend Maya Angelou's birthday is on April 4th?

After Dr. MLK Jr.'s death, Angelou stopped celebrating her birthday for many years, and sent flowers to King's widow every year until Mrs. King's death in 2006. Simply touching.

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"The Joy in My Feet, I'm A Woman"

Phenomenal Woman: Check out this 17-year old dancer from the Southern Strut Dance Company. It's a nicely choreographed piece to Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal Woman". Happy watching!

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Phenomenal, wasn't it?

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WHM: Phenomenal Woman

March marks the beginning of Woman's History Month, So I choose to remind everyone of this poem written by Maya Angelou. I'm sure we have all heard it many times, but It never looses it's value. Please enjoy this Phenomenal poem, written by a phenomenal woman.


PHENOMENAL WOMAN Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees.
I say, It's the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.

Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say, It's in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing It ought to make you proud. I say, It's in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

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