On December 10 , 1948 , the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Assembly then called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and to cause it to be disseminated , displayed , read and expounded principally in schools and other educational ...
All Rights Reserved. Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. Maya Angelou became one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. With over 50 honorary doctorate degrees Dr. Maya Angelou became a celebrated poet, memoirist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist.
Author and activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86. Here are eight facts you might not have know about this cultural icon. 1. Her name wasnât really Maya Angelou. She was born Marguerite Annie Johnson in 1928. In 1952, Johnson briefly married a Greek sailor, Tosh Angelos. After their divorce, Angelou formed her nom du pen by combining her nickname, Maya, with a version of her ex-husbandâs last name. 2. She was the first black female streetcar conductor in San Francisco.