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AFAM 3600: African American Women's Voices

This is a helpful guide for Dr. Gazda's Spring 2025 AFAM 3600: African American Women's Voices: Angelou, Morrison & Walker

Maya Angelou: Articles, Websites, & Media

Click directly on the citation to go to the article or webpage! Because some of these sites are through Valdosta State, you may need to wait a few moments for the page to fully load. If you have trouble accessing one of these sources, please reach out to taray@valdosta.edu.

Articles & Websites

Albeck-Ripka, Livia. "Angelou Becomes First Black Woman Depicted on Quarter: [Business/Financial Desk]." New York Times, Jan 13, 2022.

View an image of the quarter from the United States Mint here: https://www.usmint.gov/american-women-quarters-2022-rolls-and-bags-maya-angelou-MASTER_AWQMA.html?srsltid=AfmBOor2mSOLIy258505fmFWB20Wea8tgcwX0STXP-1i_CeXSzJ3yYH8

Kumari, Tanima, and Rajni Singh. “Emergence and Growth of African American Women’s Poetry.” IUP Journal of English Studies, vol. 12, no. 4, Dec. 2017, pp. 68–83.

Maya Angelou: A Barbie Doll!

Tearle, Oliver. "10 of the Best Maya Angelou Poems Everyone Should Read." Interesting Literature. https://interestingliterature.com/2019/06/the-best-maya-angelou-poems-everyone-should-read/

Media

Interview with Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou: Gather Together in my Name

American Masters | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Trailer.

Pt. 1: "Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise": Film on Writer & Activist Chronicles Extraordinary Life

Pt. 2: "Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise": Film on Writer & Activist Chronicles Extraordinary Life

Dr. Maya Angelou - Power Of Words