MAYA ANGELOU

More than 60 years after Anna May Wong became the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the pioneering actor has coined another first, quite literally.

A literary honor has been named for a uniquely successful author: the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir.

Barbie’s new doll is the first woman self-made millionaire, Madam C.J. >> Read more trending newsThe newest doll of Madam C.J. Walker is part of Barbie’s “Inspiring Women” series which included Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr. Maya Angelou last year. Walker’s Barbie doll has her dressed up in a floral printed blouse and a turquoise skirt. “As a pioneer in entrepreneurship, philanthropy and activism, creating the blueprint for the self-made American businesswoman and innovators of the twentieth century, Madam C.J.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's speech at the White House went to the heart of both the triumphs and struggles of Black Americans in her lifetime.

Speaking at the White House on Friday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered remarks about the historic nature of being the first African American woman to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. Speaking about the sacrifice of African Americans who made the moment possible, Jackson quoted Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise," saying, "I am the dream and the hope of the slave."

Among the honorees are a former first lady, pilot, ballerina, composer and journalist.

Flagler County Fair's 4H and FFA Youth Livestock Show, racist responses to the war in Ukraine, Elisabeth Leonskaja's complete Mozart sonatas.

The late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole is among five women who will be individually featured on U.S. quarters next year as part of a program that depicts notable women on the coin.

Contrary to the many speculations online, the Harriet Tubman $20 bill is on track to debut to the public in […] The post US Treasury confirms Harriet Tubman $20 bill is coming — but here’s why you’ll have to wait appeared first on TheGrio.

Black employees at the U.S. Mint say they feel threatened and marginalized, The New York Times reported, citing an internal report.

Jodie Sweetin Jodie Sweetin arrives at the 2015 Entertainment Weekly Pre-Emmy Party at Fig & Olive on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP) (Rich Fury/Rich Fury/Invision/AP)“Full House” star Jodie Sweetin confirmed via social media on Monday that she’ll soon be talking another walk down the aisle. >> Read more trending newsSweetin, who turns 40 on Wednesday, announced her engagement to boyfriend Mescal Wasilewski on Instagram. In all the world there is no love for you like mine,’” Sweetin wrote, quoting poet Maya Angelou in her post. “Congratulations sis Love you,” wrote “Full House” co-star Candace Cameron Bure, while “Wonder Years” star Danica McKellar wrote, “Congratulations!!

She is the first Asian American movie star and is commemorated as one of the great actresses of the Golden Age of film.

She is the first Asian American movie star and is commemorated as one of the great actresses of the Golden Age of film.

Wells, who was born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, broke boundaries fighting for the right to vote.

The coins are the first in the U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters Program.

The Maya Angelou design is the first quarter in the "American Women Quarters Program" — a four-year program that will feature prominent women in U.S. history.

On Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, Angelou, who died in 2014 at the age of 86, became the first Black woman to appear on U.S. currency after the U.S. Mint rolled out quarters honoring the poet and activist. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for AWRT) (Jemal Countess)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Mint on Monday began rolling out quarters featuring American author and activist Maya Angelou, the first Black woman to appear on U.S. currency. >> Read more trending newsThe first coin of the American Women Quarters™ Program is here—the Maya Angelou Quarter! Learn about honoree Maya Angelou and #HerQuarter in our press release at https://t.co/yYzGJpXQDD. “I’m very proud that these coins celebrate the contributions of some of America’s most remarkable women, including Maya Angelou,” she added.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — The United States Mint said Monday it has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program. Angelou, an American author, poet and Civil Rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in 1969. Angelou, who died in 2014 at the age of 86, was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2010 by President Barack Obama. The mint's program will issue 20 quarters over the next four years honoring women and their achievements in shaping the nation's history. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, the Senate sponsor of legislation directing the mint to issue the quarters honoring women, applauded the Mint's selection of Angelou for the first coin.

The United States Mint says it has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou.

The groundbreaking group of women being honored include poet, astronaut, movie star, principal chief and school superintendent.

Amanda Gorman is ending her extraordinary year on a note of hope.

For a limited time beginning next year, the U.S. Mint will issue quarters honoring women from history. The first batch celebrates icons in civil rights, politics, humanities and science.

Martha Stewart shares the recipe for the most tender Apple Dumplings, a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dessert. If you're torn between making spice-filled baked apples or your favorite apple pie, this recipe combines the best of both worlds!

As the first American woman to fly into space, Sally Ride became one of the largest figures in space exploration history. Now, Ride is being honored with a Little People figure in her likeness.

One of the year’s most anticipated debut novels is now an Oprah Winfrey book club pick.

Starting in 2022, notable women will be the face of U.S. quarters, including Maya Angelou, Wilma Mankiller and Sally Ride.

The U.S. Mint announced Thursday that it would issue quarters featuring the likenesses of five influential American women starting next year.

Poet Maya Angelou, astronaut Sally Ride, suffrage activist Adelina Otero-Warren, film star Anna May Wong and Cherokee Nation leader Wilma Mankiller will appear on quarters starting in 2022.

American Women Quarters FILE - In this July 19, 1985, file photo, Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation, poses in front of the tribal emblem at the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. The U.S. Mint says Mankiller will be among the first five women honored in the new American Women Quarters Program, which starts in 2022 and continues until 2025. The new four-year American Women Quarters Program celebrates women's accomplishments and contributions to the United States' development and history, according to the U.S. Mint. Under the program, the mint will issue up to five new designs each year from 2022 to 2025. Mankiller became one of the United States’ most visible Native American leaders during her 10 years as chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, from 1985 to 1995.

A string of notable American women will appear on the U.S. quarter under a four-year program that begins in 2022.

Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Magazines are teaming up for interviews that pair young Black journalists with elders to tell stories about their lives.

Nine people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a San Jose light rail facility before taking his own life.

Nine people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a San Jose light rail facility before taking his own life.

An employee opened fire on co-workers, then turned the gun on himself, authorities said.

Mayor Sam Liccardo said the situation is still being assessed.

The poet and astronaut will make history again as two of 20 distinguished women to be honored by the U.S. Mint.

New quarters Sally Ride and Maya Angelou are the first two women honored on a new series of quarters (US Mint)Women are getting their chance to shine on a new series of quarters. >> Read more trending newsThe U.S. Mint has introduced the “American Women Quarters Program,” that will feature famous women on the reverse side of the coin. The first two coins in the series will feature poet Maya Angelou and astronaut Sally Ride and will circulate starting in January 2022. The Mint is requesting that women nominated are known for civil rights, the arts and abolition. They also should have “ethnically, racially and geographically diverse backgrounds.”The program will run through 2025 and will have up to five designs, CNN reported.

Writer Maya Angelou and the first woman to fly in space, Sally Ride, are the first to appear on the coins.

The first female U.S. astronaut to fly into space will be honored by the United States Mint in 2022, leading off a new series of circulating coins depicting notable American women. Sally Ride will be featured as part of the American Women Quarters Program.

The NAACP has given him its Jackie Robinson Sports Award. And, for the first time, the nation's oldest civil rights organization is recognizing more than one person by honoring the WNBA Players Association. Ad“I am so proud of the WNBA players for this well-deserved recognition of their continued activism and advocacy for social justice and equality," WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement provided to the AP. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, outspoken on many issues himself, admires the WNBA players for their activism. “I love what the WNBA players have done.

Eric and Tess from Pasadena, Calif., enter the Skylight Book store, decorated with a poster of American poet Amanda Gorman, in Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)NEW YORK – Within hours of Amanda Gorman's reading of the inaugural poem last week, bookstores were hearing from their customers. Gorman, who at 17 became the country's National Youth Poet Laureate, is a longtime Los Angeles resident who credits poetry with helping her work on a speech impediment. Gorman is by far the youngest of the poets to read at presidential inaugurations since Robert Frost was invited to John F. Kennedy's in 1961.

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. In one of the inauguration's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew." Did you catch the 2 @HamiltonMusical references in the inaugural poem? “That day gave me a second wave of energy to finish the poem,” Gorman told the AP. Two other books come out in September — the illustrated “Change Sings” and a volume of her inaugural poem and other works.

Amanda Gorman will become the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history today when she recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President-elect Joe Biden's swearing-in ceremony Wednesday. The 22-year-old Los Angeles resident and daughter of a school teacher began writing at an early age in an attempt to cope with a speech impediment. Gorman credits the support of the group for allowing her to chase her dreams as a writer, reports CBS Los Angeles. By age 16, she was named the Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, and a few years later while studying sociology at Harvard, she became the first National Youth Poet Laureate. "Now more than ever, the United States needs an inaugural poem," Gorman said.

The country's next inaugural poet is an old pro at ceremonial occasions and she's only 22. (Kelia Anne/Sun Literary Arts via AP)NEW YORK – At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions. Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in memory, and she has made news before. In 2014, she was named the first Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, and three years later she became the country's first National Youth Poet Laureate. She is calling her inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb” while otherwise declining to preview any lines.

Doctor Maya Angelou is the latest addition to Barbie’s “Inspiring Women” series. The Angelou doll has a head wrap and a floral printed dress. Barbie says the women of this series were risk-takers who “changed rules and paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before.”[TRENDING: Can Trump run for president again? | Fifth-largest lotto jackpot up for grabs]Angelou’s career includes a National Book Award nomination for I know why the caged bird sings, her 1970 autobiography. She has also received dozens of honorary doctorates, numerous awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Observers questioned the move and in 2013 Hamilton won only one race while Vettel finished the season with 13. Hamilton was dominant in 2015, sealing his third F1 title at the U.S. Grand Prix with three races to spare. 2, Hamilton won the next two championships in 2017 and 2018 as Vettel blew midseason leads for Ferrari. Last year's title was emphatic as Hamilton won 11 races compared to three for Bottas, finishing 87 points clear of him.

Youngsters involved in the 17th annual Youth Black History Reality Program, presented by the African American Cultural Society in Palm Coast, delved more deeply into the history of African Americans than they ever have before. That quote attributed to American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou could describe the African American Cultural Societys 17th annual Youth Black History Reality Program on Sunday as students involved in the program delved more deeply into African American history than they ever have before. A member of the youth reality program committee, Harriett Whiting said she hopes the program provides a broader perspective for students while also helping them to better appreciate their ancestors impact on history. An educator for 35 years, Jeanette B. Wheeler created and has chaired the youth reality program for nearly 20 years to educate the next generation while instilling a sense of pride. Participation in the program is one of the requirements for students who wish to apply for a pool of $8,000 in scholarships from the African American Cultural Society.

The work of the late poet Maya Angelou has been turned into hip-hop. A recently released album sets her work to music in an attempt to expose the author to younger generations. Michelle Miller takes a look at the project.

Bob Schieffer on Maya Angelou's "remarkable legacy" "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer recalls his own encounters with Maya Angelou, the legendary poet who passed away this week at 86.

Students recite Maya Angelou's masterpiece "Caged Bird" Students from the Maya Angelou Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. read from her famed poem “Caged Bird” about the struggle for freedom. Angelou passed away Wednesday at 86 years old.

Maya Angelou, poet and author, dead at 86 Dr. Maya Angelou, the African-American author, poet and civil rights activist has died at the age of 86. Scott Pelley reports on her life.

Gayle King reflects on the late poet Maya Angelou Maya Angelou, author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," died in her sleep at the age of 86. Gayle King shares about her personal relationship with Angelou, the creative who grew up in poverty and rose to great heights.