Let the 2016 Wimbledon champion give you all the inspiration you need. Serena Williams landed a historic win this past Saturday (July 9) over Angelique Kerber in the 2016 Wimbledon final. Williams 7-6 ...

As we mourn the passing of the great Maya Angelou, we remember all of the awards, recognitions and accolades she earned over the course of her illustrious career as an artist and activist. The Grammy ...

In November, Nicki Minaj raised a few eyebrows when she recited Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise” during A&E’s Shining A Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America. Social media erupted with ...

This month, Sports Illustrated made waves on the Internet with their annual announcement about one of the most coveted honors in sports: Sportsperson of the Year. Tennis superstar Serena Williams took ...

American poet Maya Angelou reciting her poem 'On the Pulse of Morning' at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in Washington DC, 20th January 1993. (Photo by Consolidated News Pictures/Hulton ...

As one of the most important poets and writers in American history, Maya Angelou's work is still read and praised to this day. So it only makes sense that she's finally getting a feature film based ...

At a memorial service for poet Maya Angelou, First Lady Michelle Obama said Angelou's writings first inspired her as a young ...

As Black History Month winds down, we’re proud to bring you a clip from the KQED archives of Dr. Maya Angelou reciting Countee Cullen’s poem “Heritage.” The clip comes from Blacks, Blues, Black!, a 10 ...

*Nicki Minaj is known to leave folks talking on any given day and Wednesday (Nov. 18) was no exception as she took the mic for a powerful reading of Maya Angelou’s classic inspirational poem “Still I ...

The new documentary film, “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise,” begins with her quote, “We must encounter defeats but we must not be defeated, but in fact it may be necessary to encounter defeats so that ...

Not all the actors had experience. One woman felt so nervous, she almost asked a colleague to hold the phone. But that seemed equally scary, so Sarah Cunningham steeled herself, hit record and recited ...