In honor of Black History Month and Marian Anderson’s 125th birthday, which is February 27, 1897, PBS series American Masters will be debuting a special about the life and times of the esteemed…

Writer/producer/director/novelist Rita Coburn’s acclaimed documentary Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, co-directed with Bob Hercules, was released in 2016, but the film is ever timely in its importance and impact. In…

"Very tall, very grand -- no shoes." Maya Angelou — writer, poet, activist, yes. But first, she was Miss Calypso. Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise — the first feature documentary about the…