Maya Angelou

  • Feminism

    On the Pulse of Mourning: Maya Angelou & Me

    I owe an apology to someone who, as of this morning, will never be able to hear it: Dr. Maya Angelou. A decade and a half ago, I was an adolescent attending secular public school after seven years of Islamic institutions. Our eighth grade literature textbook contained an excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: the chapter about Mrs. Flowers. As I…

    Read More »
Back to top button