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The first Black woman featured on US quarter coin is Maya Angelou.

The poet and activist is shown with outstretched arms on the coin, which the Treasury Department has begun to circulate.

The 25-cent coin, which shows Angelou with outstretched arms, went into circulation on Monday.

Angelou, author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” will also be the first figure commemorated through the American Women Quarters Program, which was signed into law in January 2021.

Angelou, who was born in Missouri in 1928, was an essayist and poet who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X during the Civil Rights Movement.

Angelou, who delivered the poem at former President Bill Clinton’s first inauguration, died in 2014.

Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.

Born: 4 April 1928, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died: 28 May 2014, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.

Credit: Wikipedia. 

Wow! Great News!


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  1. Anuoluwapo11 January 2022 at 08:32

    Wow!!!!! A black woman who's claim to fame for being a poet and an activist got featured on US coin?? Thats incredible!!! This is victory for the black women and a worthy trust for generations to follow .

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  2. Unknown12 January 2022 at 21:23

    Wow! We need more of this for women

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