Angelou’s “Still I Rise” is the right poem to celebrate Kamala Harris
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Kamala Harris’s Moment to Rise
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A Hopeful Poem for Dark Times
Maya Angelou’s visionary poem “A Brave and Startling Truth” reminds us of what human beings can be when they are at their best.
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March Madness Is Divinest Sense (Sort of)
Having a March Madness bracket for poems provided excitement for kids and enlightenment for this teacher.
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Kamala Harris, a Phenomenal Woman
To understand the power exuded by Kamala Harris, check out these two Maya Angelou poems.
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Incoming Judge Cites Maya Angelou
Sugman Suggs, the latest member of Slovenia’s constitutional court, cited Maya Angelou in her acceptance speech. The passage was very appropriate.
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Books Helped Free Angelou’s Caged Bird
Maya Angelou, who died Wednesday, found strength in the literature of Shakespeare, Poe, Dunbar, and others.
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