Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou is a civil rights activist, poet, award winning author, dancer, actress overall literary giant who is best known for the memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” While Maya is best known for her literary prowess and artistic genius she was also an avid activist of the civil rights movement and on the staff of the the Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizing with Dr. King. A fighter of freedom and women’s rights she chronicled the anti-colonial struggle in Africa as the only woman editor of a newspaper called Arab Observer; knew Nelson Mandela before his captivity, was part of an expat community with W.E.B Dubois, joined Malcolm X in planning for an organization of Afro-American Unity and marched with Gloria Steinem. We are proud to celebrate Maya Angelou in the ICON collection.