Celebrating Black History Month

Today we celebrate Dr. Maya Angelou, born, Marguerite Johnson a civil rights activist, an author, poet, and historian.

Born:April 4, 1928

 

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Some known facts:

  • The first African-American Female cable car conductor
  •  I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, is the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman
  • The first African-American Woman to have a screen play produced, Georgia, Georgia
  • Performed in Porgy and Bess, Calypso Heat Wave,  and The Blacks
  • Books by Dr. Maya Angelou include but not limited too:
    •  Still I Rise
    • I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
    • All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes
    • Letter to My Daughter
    • Singin’ and Swingin’ and  Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas