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A curated reading and listening guide for you on Maya Angelou's 95th birthday

On Dr Maya Angelou’s 95th birthday, we’ve curated an essential reading and listening guide to celebrate the life and work of the great African-American poet, civil rights activist and modern-day visionary

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Maya Angelou. Pic Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons

Maya Angelou. Pic Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Maya Angelou is known for her seven autobiographies. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is her first and the most read of the series. This seminal book chronicles her life from the age of three till 16. Taking us through her disquieting childhood, including rape and racism, Angelou lets the readers in on the incidents that shaped her. 
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Mom & Me & Mom

The last of her autobiographies, released a year before she passed away, Mom & Me & Mom reveals Angelou’s  tricky relation with her mother for the first time. This book explores the change in Angelou’s character through the course of her life as a result of the decisions taken by her mother.  
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