Angelou

[an-juh-loo]

noun

1. Maya Marguerite Johnson, 1928–2014, U.S. writer, playwright, and performer.

Angelou

/ ˈændʒəluː /

noun

1. Maya, real name Marguerite Johnson. born 1928, US Black novelist, poet, and dramatist. Her works include the autobiographical novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970) and its sequels

Example Sentences

Manual Arts at Angelou, 7:30 p.m.

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Naval Academy’s library, including works on the Holocaust, histories of feminism and civil rights, and Maya Angelou’s memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” while copies of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” were retained.

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The annual honor, which comes with a $10,000 prize, puts Gay in the company of luminaries such as Maya Angelou, Terry Gross and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, as well as to lesser-known booksellers and independent publishers.

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“The assignment is rebuilding the legacy and tradition of Verbum Dei,” said Parks, a Baptist pastor who spent four years as head coach at Maya Angelou High until being called back to duty at The Verb.

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“That’s what we did at Angelou,” he said.

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