Angelou

[ an-juh-loo ]

noun

1. Ma·ya [mah, -y, uh], Marguerite Johnson, 1928–2014, U.S. writer, playwright, and performer.

Angelou

/ ˈændʒəluː /

noun

1. AngelouMaya1928FUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: poetTHEATRE: dramatist Maya, real name Marguerite Johnson. born 1928, US Black novelist, poet, and dramatist. Her works include the autobiographical novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970) and its sequels

Example Sentences

School districts across the country have removed “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe and “All Boys Aren’t Blue” by George Johnson, which are about gender identity and include graphic depictions of sex, along with titles by renowned writers such as Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, George Orwell, Maya Angelou and Flannery O’Connor.

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Angelou at Arleta: Erik Favela had a big game offensively and defensively last week for Arleta in eliminating defending Division III champion Jordan.

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Angelou has a talented running back in Nicholas Quintanilla.

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Harris spent many of her early days at the Rainbow Sign, a Black cultural center in Berkeley where singer Nina Simone performed when she was 7 years old, and where famous authors Maya Angelou and Alice Walker held book signings.

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When Edim, then 11, saw footage of Maya Angelou reading at Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration, it was a revelation.

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