Transcendant as an actor, teacher, writer, civil rights activist and much more, African-American Renaissance woman Maya Angelou is a potent mixture of the spiritual and the earthy who has inspired millions with her multifaceted career. Tall (6') and proud, with a laugh as large as her formidable presence, she possesses the innate and compelling grace of a woman who has constructed a full life, one lived without concession or false excuse. Her feet, tough and covered with calluses, testify to her years as a member of Alvin Ailey's acclaimed dance company, and her exuberance can still cause her
