Maya Angelou's death ... Many were introduced to Dr. Angelou in 1993, when she read her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration. She was the second poet ...

Take a few minutes to rewatch President Obama's historic inaugural address on the same day in 2009. Video courtesy of The National Archives. Read a transcript of the address below: My fellow ...

When he decided to have a poem read as part of his inauguration ... Barack Obama described Maya as an inspiration to all Americans Although Angelou supported Hillary Clinton in the race to be ...

The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou ... a quarter. Angelou, a poet and activist, was the first black woman to write and perform a poem at a presidential inauguration.

From being abandoned by her parents at just four years old to becoming one of the 20th Century’s most iconic figures, Maya Angelou lived ... s Presidential inauguration – the first black ...

In her six-minute performance, Gorman alluded to the works of great American writers and speakers including Barack Obama, fellow inaugural poet Maya Angelou, and America’s first president ...