SwissEduc: Angelou, Maya: *1928

At 80, Maya Angelou Reflects on a 'Glorious' Life. NPR; April 6, 2008 (11:56)
Maya Angelou talks about:
- Creativity. NPR (1:02)
- Getting God's attention. NPR (0:16)
- Why she finally wrote her autobiography. NPR (1:46)
- being political. NPR (1:05)
Maya Angelou talks about writing. She says she has a "love-hate relationship" with writing. Host: Kerri Miller. MPR; October 16, 2007 (Real 9:05)
Remarks at the Funeral Service for Coretta Scott King; February 7, 2006 (mp3) with transcript
Maya Angelou discusses the meaning of friends, family and life and talks about her upcoming holiday TV special. PBS, November 18, 2005 - transcript
What affect did Rosa Parks, the woman who helped spark the civil rights movement in the US fifty years ago have on Dr. Angelou?; BBC World Service, October 6, 2005 (Real 3:44)
On Hallelujah! The Welcome Table, a collection of recipes; BBC Radio 4, 2005 (Real 12:39)
May Angelou talks about Hurricane Katrina and the racism it raised; BBC Worldservice, October 2005 (Real 4:28) - more information on hurricane Katrina
Maya Angelou believes that a writer who tells the truth can be read by anyone: KCRW; August 4, 2005 (29:40)
Maya Angelou reads from The Heart of a Woman (Quicktime)
Maya Angelou talks with Travis Smiley and explains the "epidemmic of ignorance." PBS, May 20, 2004 (Real 27:34) (transcript)
Maya Angelou talks to Hermione Lee about (November 22, 1998, BBC Radio 3)
- all art being autobiography and confession (RealPlayer 3:05)
- the predicament of black Americans at the end of the 20th Century (RealPlayer 8:43)
- the relationship of black Americans with Africa (RealPlayer 3:20)
- how she would like to be remembered (RealPlayer 1:29)
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
- Tavis Smiley speaks with Maya Angelou about her latest autobiography, A Song Flung Up to Heaven. NPR part 1, May 8, 02 (RealPlayer 10:18) , part 2, May 9, 02 (RealPlayer 10:18)
- May Angelou talks about 'A Song Flung Up to Heaven' and the times it treats: (RealPlayer | Media Player 8:42) from eyeonbooks.com
- Maya Angelou talks with Diane Rehm about herself and her new biography 'A Song Flung Up to Heaven' which focuses on the 1960s; WAMU Radio April 10, 02 (RealPlayer 21:22)
- Maya angelou talks with Michael Silverblatt; she speaks about the people she knew when she started out as a writer, how she learned to write, and who she is now. KCRW, August 1, 2002. (RealPlayer 28:39)
Maya Angelou tells Don Swaim how poetry cured her muteness, how she writes in the autobiographical and poetical style, and how she means "we" when she writes "I". 1987 (RealPlayer 21:32)
About African American language May Angelou said, "The very idea that African-American language is a language separate and apart can be very threatening, because it can encourage young men and women not to learn standard English." Listen to this in WAV | AIFF (403K/ 0:36), 1966
On The Bus With Maya Angelou. May Angelou talks with Tony Kahn about traveling around and reminisces about her youth. April 12, 02. Read the transcript. (RealPlayer 8:58)
Maya Angelou talks about courage and facing adversity (mp3, RealPlayer, Quicktime 1:25), date unknown, prob. 2001; from a talk with Barry Shainbaum, author of Hope and Heroes: Order Hope and Heroes from Amazon (Canada, France, Germany, UK, USA). (More information about Hope and Heroes)
Maya Angleou's answer to the question why she inspires so many people. NPR; May 8, 2002. (Real 10:18)
Maya Angelou starred in the 1977 mini TV series Roots by Alex Haley. 25 year later she talks with Tavis Smiley about this experience; NPR 2002. (RealPlayer 4:59)

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