Thursday, February 07, 2013

Maya Angelou hosts Black History Month Special (2/8 at 9am) | WEMU


Maya Angelou hosts Black History Month Special (2/8 at 9am) | WEMU: Join host Maya Angelou on 89.1 WEMU Friday, February 8, at 9am. Angelou poetically and historically covers milestones by African Americans in Nobel Peace Prize, Grammy, Academy Awards, and cultural awards.

Far from firsts, African Americans continue to be acknowledged by their communities, our country and internationally. This hour-long Black History Month radio program features milestone conversations with Maya Angelou and lauded African Americans from the Grammy's to the Emmy’s, Academy Awards, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize categories. Host Maya Angelou, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Tony and Grammy award winner and Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominee, offers a unique, poetic and historical context of African Americans profiles from firsts to current recipients.