One of his six favorite books, as shared at The Week magazine:
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouRead about the other entries on the list.
There's a reason Angelou's memoir of childhood rape is assigned in schools where books about reality aren't banned: The extraordinary will, life, and voice she forged in the wake of her trauma provide an example against which we all should dare to measure ourselves.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is among Dea Brøvig’s top ten books about mothers and Sona Charaipotra's six critical reads for Black History Month.
--Marshal Zeringue