Nichole Perkins writes about the life of Maya Angelou: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings may have been styled after slave narratives, but it was unique in its storytelling because Angelou wasn’t trying to uplift all Black people. She didn’t write for a white audience in order to gain its empathy.”
A Tribute To Maya
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May 28, 2014 4:06 p.m.
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