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The first woman of color to appear on a U.S. currency will be Maya Angelou
Part of the American Women Quarters program
Another achievement for the poet commissioned to write and recite the speech at Bill Clinton's 1993 presentation. She and four other women will be essential to the US pennies as part of the American Women Quarters program.
There are not many creative branches that Marguerite Annie Johnson (1928-2014) has not practiced in her lifetime.
Who was Maya Angelou?
Maya Angelou, as she was known, used to say that imagination, the more you use it, the more you have. The impression of his words was reflected in his professional and personal life.
She was a dancer, actress, director of theater and film productions. In addition, she was one of the women who had the most impact on social activism for the freedoms of the African-American population and the racial battle.
Angelou fought 100% against the social restrictions that were imposed on her. He managed to find a place for himself in a world that did everything to prevent his passage. Despite this, little by little he became an important and indispensable character in the cultural world.
Your face will be on the quarter
Angelou's memory lives on, to the point that now the United States Department of Deposits honors her, declaring that it will broadcast the nation's 25-cent coins with her face.
The Mint will do this following the methodology of the American Women Quarters program, and will put the artist as a pioneer on a noteworthy occasion.
Although he will currently be the main person of color to appear in one of his inverts, he was also the first person of color to write and recite a poem at an inauguration.
This poem was made when Bill Clinton became president in 1993. This example was followed by Amanda Gorman, who also wrote and recited a poem in the possession of the current President of the United States, Joe Biden.
Angelou's words seem to have foreshadowed her legacy, who recited, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
She won was the first African-American non-fiction bestseller for her creation, “I Know Why the Cafés Bird Sings,” in 1969. In addition, she earned more than 50 honorary titles and now becomes part of American coins.
A tribute to her life that will be important to a list of four different ladies who will also appear on these coins as part of a similar program: May Wong, first Chinese-American star; Sally Ride, first female astronaut; Nina Otero-Warren, leader of the suffrage movement in New Mexico; Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee's first female chief.
