Maya Angelou
The Rev. Cecil Williams, who turned San Francisco’s Glide Church into a refuge for many, has died
By Olga R. Rodriguez — April 24, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Williams and his wife, Janice Marikitami, who passed away in 2021, appeared in Will Smith’s film “The Pursuit of Happyness,” which was based on the life of a homeless father and son who once found help at Glide Memorial Church.
Park is planned for Jewish philanthropist who built over 5,000 schools for Black kids
By Yonat Shimron — December 8, 2022
(RNS) — Julius Rosenwald partnered with Black educator and civic leader Booker T. Washington to fund the construction of more than 5,000 rural schools for Black children. Now the National Park Service is considering forming a park in his honor.
When soul music becomes sanctuary from racial terror
By Andre Henry — June 29, 2022
(RNS) — In the current fascist counterrevolution, a watering hole founded by Motown songwriters offers peace.
Will the Black church continue to sing ‘I Believe I Can Fly’?
By Cheryl Townsend Gilkes — September 30, 2021
(RNS) — From its beginnings, gospel music has had a strained relationship with commercial interests and secular artists.
Maya Angelou is not in heaven
By Jana Riess — May 29, 2014
Over the last 24 hours I've seen several people refer to Angelou as the "caged bird" of her writings, saying she is now free of the mortal body that caged her, that cages us all. I beg to differ.
When We Really Need Our Mothers
By Jana Riess — May 10, 2013
We often regard early childhood as the most important time for us to have a mother’s presence and care. But as Maya Angelou’s new memoir suggests, we never really outgrow that need.
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