The legendary author and poet, who died in 2014, is the first featured in a series of new quarters issued by the U.S. Mint. The United States Mint recently began shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program. Angelou, an American author, poet and civil
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WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) has begun shipping the first coins in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. These circulating quarters honoring Maya Angelou are manufactured at the Mint facilities in Philadelphia and Denver. Coins featuring additional honorees will begin shipping later this year and through 2025. “It is my honor to present
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CMG has been proud to have a number of its clients featured with Google Doodles. For Maya Angelou’s 90th birthday, Google created a stunning Google logo featuring a number of personalities reading Dr. Maya Angelou's poem, And Still I Rise.
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It’ll run during Olympics opening ceremonies. Famed poet laureate Maya Angelou will try to unite the world with help from the iPhone. Apple on Thursday published a new ad as part of its “Shot on iPhone” campaign, which will air during the opening ceremonies on Friday at the Rio Olympics. The new TV spot, called
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In a video montage that aired during the BBC’s broadcast of Serena Williams’s historic Wimbledon title on Saturday, Williams recites the poem “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. Yes, it’s as awesome and chill-inducing as it sounds. The video aired prior to Williams’s 7-5, 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in the 2016 Wimbledon final. Williams’s
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