MAYA ANGELOU: Still I Rise Voices of Leadership

From our Voices of Leadership series,

A truly inspiring piece that resonates with the soul whilst igniting the mind. Though our minds, bodies, and spirits have been traumatized by pain, torture, neglect, injustice, inequality and so many other countless acts in inhumanity as a people we still create beauty through our hands and our Voices.

Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise" is a powerful poem that draws on a range of influences, including her personal background and the African American experience in the United States. Its message of liberation and survival was a consistent theme in Angelou's work. Years after it was published in 1978, the poem continues to reach readers and audiences, cutting across racial lines and national boundaries