*Rarely is a life lived which endures so much pain and yet speaks so beautifully of joy. When Maya Angelou’s autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” was published back in the year 1969, it ...

Maya Angelou worked as a cook, streetcar conductor, waitress, singer, dancer, editor, teacher, civil rights organizer, and actress before becoming one of America’s most beloved writers. Now 85 and a ...

Maya Angelou inspired the nation with her autobiographies and poetry. The legendary author died at 86 in her North Carolina home. Watch a report from ABC's Linsey Davis above.

AP Photo/ Gerald Herbert In honor of the life of author and poet Maya Angelou, we look back at some words of wisdom we can all relate to. Angelou died May 28.

September 15, 2000 - World renowned poet Maya Angelou spoke to 2,000 people at the Lied Center in Lincoln on Sept. 15, 2000.

Maya Angelou once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will ...