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.
Editor's Note: In 2003, associate editor Lucinda Moore traveled to Maya Angelou's home to interview her about her childhood and life story on the occasion of her 75th birthday. Angelou died at the age of 86 years old on May 28, 2014. Turning 75 this month, Maya Angelou has led many lives. She is best known as a writer, for her numerous books of poetry and her six poignant memoirs, including the masterful 1969 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In February, she won a Grammy for the recorded reading of her most recent memoir, A Song Flung Up to Heaven.