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Maya Angelou, the African American poet and activist, has officially joined a select group of Americans to appear on the currency of the United States government, US authorities announced Monday.

Maya Angelou, the African American poet and activist, has officially joined a select group of Americans to appear on the currency of the US government, US authorities announced Monday. Angelou, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, will be the first figure commemorated through the American Women Quarters Programme, which was signed into law in January 2021.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States Mint said Monday it has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program.

Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman on a quarter

The coin is part of the American Women Quarters program, which also includes Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American Hollywood film star, the US Mint.

Maya Angelou rose to international prominence after the publication of her groundbreaking autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings".

• The United States Mint this week began shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program. The quarter design depicts Angelou with outstretched arms. Behind her are a bird in flight and a rising sun, images inspired by her poetry. Angelou, an American singer, actress, author, poet and civil-rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in 1969. Born Marguerite Annie Johns...

Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman To Appear On US Coin

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Poet and activist Maya Angelou has become the first Black woman to appear on the US quarter, in a new version of the coin unveiled by the US Mint on Monday. Angelou, author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” will also be the first figure commemorated through the American Women Quarters Program, which […]