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Aug 27, 2024 · Featuring an all-star cast led by Alfre Woodard, Down in the Delta tells the story of a troubled Chicago woman who rediscovers her roots in rural Mississippi. The film paints a rich portrait of the Deep South, showcasing its unique culture and vibrant sense of community.
Sep 4, 2024 · In 1998 she made her directorial debut with Down in the Delta (1998). The documentary Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2016) depicts her life through interviews with Angelou and her intimates and admirers.
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- Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and actress whose several volumes of autobiography explore the themes of economic, racial, and sexual...
- Maya Angelou’s first autobiographical work, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), gained critical acclaim and a National Book Award nomination. H...
- In addition to writing, Maya Angelou was a dancer who studied with Martha Graham and Pearl Primus. She acted onstage, in films, and on television i...
- Maya Angelou was awarded the National Medal of Arts (2000) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2010). She won three Grammy Awards for her spoken...
2 days ago · Her screenplay, Georgia, Georgia (1972), was the first original script by a Black woman to be produced, and she was the first African American woman to direct a major motion picture, Down in the Delta, in 1998.
2 days ago · In 1998, she starred as an alcoholic single mother from Chicago forced to spend a summer with her uncle in Mississippi, in the critically acclaimed independent drama Down in the Delta directed by Maya Angelou, her How to Make an American Quilt co-star.
4 days ago · Posted: Sep 13, 2024 / 12:48 PM PDT. Updated: Sep 13, 2024 / 12:48 PM PDT. (FOX40.COM) — Over a two-day operation, law enforcement agencies from across Sacramento County shut down nearly a dozen ...
1 day ago · Valerie Walker, a retired Delta Air Lines pilot who spoke to the outlet, said the plane’s captain most likely saw the cabin pressurization issue, heard it and tried to solve the problem while in ...
1 day ago · 0:02. 1:29. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after 10 passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Oregon required medical attention following an emergency landing. The ...
