3.6K views · 140 reactions | In honor of #nationalpoetrymonth and today being @Maya Angelou's birthday, here she is, reciting one of my favorite poems of all time, "Still I Rise." I shared some of my favorite poets in today's Wake-Up Call - share your favorites with me in the comments below! | Katie Couric | Facebook

9.8K views | Phenomenal Maya Angelou wrote poems and memoirs that chronicled the Black experience and touched the heart of a nation: to.pbs.org/2MgG2U4 #BlackHistoryPBS #BlackHistoryMonth | Houston Public Media | Facebook

Rise and Shine: Human Family In this beautiful & powerful poem, Maya Angelou, teaches us that we are all people, and so much more alike than different. #MondayMotivation #RiseandShine #HumanFamily #Harmony #Peace #Feroze1888 #Prosper | Feroze1888 Mills Limited

“We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” – Human Family In the early 1960s, Dr. Angelou spent several years living in Ghana, where she was part of a thriving African-American expatriate community that included notable figures such as Shirley Graham Du Bois, the widow of W.E.B. Du Bois. During this time, she became close friends with Malcolm X. She was involved in the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), an initiative he founded to connect African Americans with Africa's indep