The famous African American abolitionist is best known for ... Maya Angelou‘s rich work spans poetry, autobiography, and civil rights activism. Her autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird ...

Jim Pillen appointed Omaha author and performer Jewel Rodgers as Nebraska's new state poet. Rodgers, 27, is the youngest and first African American ... be prouder than her famous father, Husker ...

Being chosen as our nation’s first African-American poet laureate was a further challenge. I felt called to speak to the importance of poetry, the humanities and the arts in our lives.