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Abandoned by their parents, Maya and her older brother, Bailey, are sent to live with their grandmother and uncle in the small Southern town of Stamps in Arkansas. Struggling with rejection, they endure the prejudice of their white neighbours and suffer several racist incidents. One day, their father unexpectedly returns and takes the children to live with their mother in St Louis, Missouri. Aged only eight, Maya is abused by her mother's boyfriend, an experience that haunts her for a lifetime.

The books that make up the life and times of Maya Angelou are some of the best, most beautiful and haunting pieces of autobiography written. They run the gamut from life affirming to tragedy and back again with a tone that is a joyous, direct and searingly honest and are an extraordinary portrait of 20th century black America.

Ten year old Maya and her dad, Jeremy, discuss major news events each week, hoping to inspire other families to discuss the big issues at their dinner tables, on their way to school or, frankly, whenever it works in their busy family lives. We examine a major event, ask questions of each other and hope to find some answers... and raise more questions!

‘Maya’s Mix - Hear me Out’ is a cultural podcast exploring how films, social media, and everyday experiences shape the way we see ourselves and each other. From female friendships to bad movies, online opinions to psychoanalysis, each episode blends analysis with personal reflection, because not everything needs a ruled out explanation, but everything is worth thinking about⭐️🩷

Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of Mesoamerican civilization with Aztec and Mayan Mythology: Quetzalcoatl, Kukulkan, and the Gods of Mesoamerica. This comprehensive audiobook delves into the rich tapestry of myths and legends that have shaped the cultural and spiritual landscapes of ancient Mexico and Central America.

A remarkable story of friendship, love, and courage. When Maya Angelou and Tavis Smiley met in 1986, he was twenty-one and she was fifty-eight. For the next twenty-eight years, they shared an unlikely, special bond. Angelou was a teacher and a maternal figure to Smiley, and they talked often, of...

What is success? What does it mean? How is it that we all look for this thing we call "success" while each having our own idea about what it could be? Is there one definition for success? And why does the dictionary get it wrong? Find out in Climbing Maya.

Once again, the poet casts her spell as she resumes one of the greatest personal narratives of our time. In this continuation, Angelou relates how she joins a "colony" of Black American expatriates in Ghana--only to discover no one ever goes home again...

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I'm trans I'm queer I like to think about the universe and everything even more so I like to talk to my friends about it I hope you learn something from this conversations and enjoy them!!

Through the stories of prisoners and their families, including her own family's experiences, Maya Schenwar shows how the institution that locks up 2.3 million Americans and decimates poor communities of color is shredding the ties that, if nurtured, could foster real collective safety. As she vividly depicts here, incarceration takes away the very things that might enable people to build better lives.

At age 30, Maya Golden was living a charmed life. She was an award-winning sports reporter, a loyal wife, and a new mom. Privately, she was battling addiction, perfectionism, dissociation disorders, and rage due to sexual abuse endured at the hands of her cousin and many other predators. But Maya wants to change. So, on a family road trip back to her Texas hometown she is ready to put an end to the secrets that threaten her marriage and her career. Three separate moments of divine intervention ultimately saved Maya’s life.

White Water is a new podcast about creative urgency and the magical things that happen when we 'ride the wave' of life. Hosted by Maya Guice, business storyteller and Founder of Panakin Studios, each episode features candid stories of tenacity and grit from individuals leading creative ventures that span industries, mediums, and borders. If you've got an idea and don't know where to start, come hang out with us in the white water!

"Maya in the Moment" is your weekly escape into real-life stories, relatable moments, and simple joys. Join me as I navigate daily routines, personal growth, and life's ups and downs; all with a dose of honesty, warmth, and practical insights to make every moment count.

The official audio version of the new hit daytime talk show, Da'Maya and Damian! Hosted by siblings Da'Maya and Damian Anderson. The same fresh, iconic energy daily is now available in podcast form. Whether your on the go, at the gym, or just chilling at home, listen and catch up with your favorite Da'Maya and Damian moments! A podcast from the HIT Podcast Network.

Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration offers an unusual and irresistible look at her life and her myriad interests and accomplishments. Created by the people who know her best - her longtime friends Marcia Ann Gillespie and Richard A. Long, and her niece, Rosa Johnson Butler - it captures Angelou at home, at work, and in the public eye.

In this comprehensive survey, updated for this new edition, Henderson explores the entire Maya cultural tradition, from the earliest traces of settlement through the period of the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. His wide-ranging account treats diverse aspects of the Maya world, from religion and philosophy to the environments of the various Maya peoples, using deciphered Maya texts to reconstruct the ancient societies.

Different series' of episodes, each series discussing something important to me and women who look like me. Each series is hosted by me- Maya and I am accompanied by an expert guest! However, the series' take a while to be released so I drop a weekly minisode to tide you over and give you and insight into my ticking brain. Switch on to learn escape and feel acknowledged. buymeacoffee.com/mayasminutespodcast

The perfect kannada podcast for you. "Travel leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller."

A moving, politically-charged memoir of surviving trauma and embracing the power of activism from MSNBC legal analyst and former New York City Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley—"a book that offers hope and inspiration in a moment of division and political unrest in America" (Zerlina Maxwell, author...