Poet, writer and activist Maya Angelou has become the first Black woman to appear on the quarter.
the US Mint announced A new US quarter featuring the late Maya Angelou went into circulation on Monday, making the legendary poet and activist the first Black woman ever to appear on the coin.
Inspired by her poetry, the quarter design depicts Angelou with outstretched arms while a bird reflects behind her with rising sunbeams. USA Today reports that, as a part of the American Women Quarters Program, the Angelou coin is one of four expected to be shipped this year through 2025.
The Mint will issue four other quarters this year, with the others honouring Sally Ride, an astronaut who was the first American woman in space, Asian American actress Anna May Wong, Cherokee Nation leader Wilma Mankiller and suffragette and politician Nina Otero-Warren.
