It does not seem possible that one person can do so many things. She is a poet and author. She is a playwright. She is an actress, producer, and director. She is a singer and dancer, a teacher and speaker. She is a civil rights activist. She is a mother and grandmother. But most of all, she is a survivor. She has survived abuse and racism. She has survived poverty and sadness. She is Maya Angelou, one of the great voices of American literature....

A biography of the actress who won a Golden Globe Award in 2000 for her leading role in the television movie "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge."...

Henry Louis Gates Jr., calls himself a "race man" because he writes about African Americans. He teaches about their place in American culture and about their contribution to American literature. He is also a critic of how American schools teach black history....

A biography of the actress who won a Golden Globe Award in 2000 for her leading role in the television movie "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge."...