Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou Occupation: Writer, Poet, Civil Rights Activist Born: April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri Died: May 28, 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Best known for: Her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Where did Maya Angelou grow up?  Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her closest family[…]

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Educational Causes: Room to Read

John Wood went to Nepal for a hiking from his work at Microsoft. He meets an educator. The educator leads him to a village school for some library sessions. Years later schools are being built; libraries are being established, girl-child sponsorship are being realised. This was because Room to Read had visited those place.