The Mothering Blackness
Maya Angelou, “The Mothering Blackness” from Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water Before I Die. Copyright © 1971 by Maya Angelou. Used by permission of Random House, Inc.
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Poet Maya Angelou b. 1928
Subjects Living, Social Commentaries, Race & Ethnicity, Parenthood
Holidays Mother's Day
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Biography
An acclaimed American poet and autobiographer, Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri. Angelou has had a varied career as a singer, dancer, actress, composer, and Hollywood's first female black director, but is most famous as a writer, editor, essayist, playwright, and poet. As a civil rights activist, Angelou worked for Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcom X. She has also been an educator and is currently . . .
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SUBJECT Living, Social Commentaries, Race & Ethnicity, Parenthood
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