Maya Angelou Selected Bibliography of Articles from Periodicals

In celebration of the Maya Angelou monument dedicated on Sept. 19, 2024 on the SFPL Main Library's Larkin Plaza, the Magazines and Newspapers Center presents a selected bibliography of articles by and about Maya Angelou, all available full-text from the library's electronic periodicals. These articles have been hand-curated by our team of Magazines and Newspapers Center Librarians.

Reading these articles will give you an in-depth view of milestones in Angelou's life directly from the primary sources reporting on them at the time. The publications include the San Francisco Chronicle/Sunday Examiner, Ebony magazine, JET, Vogue, Ladies Home Journal, and the Smithsonian magazine amongst others, and span the 1950s-2010s.

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Maya Angelou Selected Bibliography

Angelou, Maya. "Maya Angelou: 'On the Pulse of Morning'." New York Times, Jan 21, 1993, p. A14. ProQuest Historical Newspapers, Full Text Access Link.

Angelou, Maya. “Why I Moved Back To The South: Prominent, Southernbred Author Talks about the South, Southerners and the Long Road Home.” Ebony, vol. 37, no. 4, Feb. 1982, pp. 130–34. EBSCOhost Ebony Magazine Archive, Full Text Access Link. 

“‘Down In The Delta’: In Her Feature-Length Movie Debut as a Director, Maya Angelou Brings the Story of Human Truths to Life.” Ebony, vol. 54, no. 4, Feb. 1999, pp. 96–100. EBSCOhost Ebony Magazine Archive, Full Text Access Link.

Glover, Terry. “Dr. Maya Angelou.” Ebony, vol. 65, no. 2/3, Dec. 2009, pp. 66–67. EBSCOhost Ebony Magazine Archive, Full Text Access Link. 

Grossman, Lev. “Maya Angelou.” TIME Magazine, vol. 183, no. 22, June 2014, p. 16. EBSCOhost, Full Text Access Link.

Haynes, Karima A. “Maya Angelou: Prime-Time Poet: Charismatic Author Takes Center Stage as the Nation’s Poet Laureate.” Ebony, vol. 48, no. 6, Apr. 1993, pp. 68–72. EBSCOhost Ebony Magazine Archive, Full Text Access Link.

Millner, Denene. “Mother Maya.” Ebony, vol. 69, no. 10, 1 Aug. 2014, pp. 108–11. EBSCOhost Ebony Magazine Archive, Full Text Access Link.

Moore, Lucinda. “A Conversation with Maya Angelou at 75.” Smithsonian, vol. 34, no. 1, Apr. 2003, p. 96. EBSCOhost, Full Text Access Link. 

Newton, Dwight. “Will Blacks Still Like Her Next Week?” San Francisco Chronicle/San Francisco Examiner, 21 July 1968, p. 35. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, Full Text Access Link. 

“Oprah Throws A Party: Biggest Birthday Bash Honors Poet Maya Angelou.” Ebony, vol. 48, no. 8, June 1993, pp. 118–22. EBSCOhost Ebony Magazine Archive, Full Text Access Link. 

Paterson, Judith. "Features: Interview: Maya Angelou—a Passionate Writer Living Fiercely with Brains, Guts, and Joy." Vogue, vol. 172, no. 9, Sep 01, 1982, pp. 416-416, 417, 420, 422. ProQuest Women's Magazine Archive, Full Text Access Link. 

"Phenomenal Woman." Ladies' Home Journal, vol. 110, no. 10,  Oct. 1993, pp. 128, 132, 134, 196. ProQuest Women's Magazine Archive, Full Text Access Link.

Robertson, Bob. “Last Song in S.F. – A Life in Africa.” San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 1962, p. 3. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, Full Text Access Link. 

Stanley, John. “Blacks, Blues And 24 Robbers.” San Francisco Chronicle/San Francisco Examiner, 4 Aug. 1968, p. 217. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, Full Text Access Link. 

Stuttaford, Genevieve. “Yes, the Caged Bird Can Go to the Moon.” San Francisco Chronicle/San Francisco Examiner, 12 Apr. 1970, p. 177. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, Full Text Access Link.

The Owl. “After Night Falls: Dorothy Shay, Park Avenue Hillbilly, Unrolls Racy Act at Venetian Room.” San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 1954, p. 8. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, Full Text Access Link.

Waldron, Clarence. “Maya Angelou: On Christmas, Dave Chappelle And What Inspires Her.” JET, vol. 110, no. 25, Dec. 2006, pp. 29–30. EBSCOhost Jet Magazine Archive, Full Text Access Link.