Debbie Allen will direct the first, and only, stage play authorized by Maya Angelou’s estate. Renowned performing arts icon Debbie Allen has been tapped to direct the upcoming play based on Maya ...

This Thursday (Nov. 18) literary legend, cultural icon and St. Louis native Maya Angelou will return home for a special evening thanks to the University of Missouri-St. Louis Programming Board. Dr.

Her landmark book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was among the first 20th-century autobiographies of a Black woman to reach a wide readership.