Maya Angelou
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Cape Town Art Fair brings together 10 top artists of the future
The Tomorrows/Today exhibition includes tapestries by Talia Ramkilawan, sculptures by Githan Coopoo and Joanna Choumali’s embroidered images
I still reap the rewards of my mother’s prayers
So many strong black women are marginalised and forgotten — and their roles seen as expected and natural
Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US coin
The quarter has for the last 90 years shown the nation’s first president, George Washington, on one side and an eagle on the other.
Women take centre stage in the Market Theatre’s Shakespeare season
The Market Theatre’s virtual offering, ‘Chilling with the Bard: A Shakespeare Season’, includes women performing traditionally male roles
Strip away the blackface that causes so much pain
Canada’s leader, seen as an antidote America’s Donald Trump, is accused of concealing prejudice
The fraternity of lived genius
Author Toni Morrison’s words set high new standards for ethics
Letters to the Editor: November 30 to December 6
Our readers write in about voting for the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, the Democratic Alliance and Equal Education
Maya Angelou, sex worker
The celebrated author felt no shame at being a prostitute, why do we?
Maya Angelou: Oh, to live like there’s no tomorrow
Author and poet Maya Angelou’s passing leaves us to contemplate – for us as well as her – how far daring can get you.
Maya Angelou: A ‘warrior for equality, tolerance and peace’
The poet and author, who rose from the harshest of childhoods to become a force on the stage, screen and printed page, has died aged 86.
Poet, human rights activist Maya Angelou dead at 86
Celebrated author, poet and human rights activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86.
Maya Angelou’s cooking with words
It’s a natural extension to my autobiography, says the author.