The U.S Mint Announces that Dr. Maya Angelou Will Be The First Black Honoree for the American Quarters Program
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Posted By: Kennedy Williams on May 12, 2021 The United States Mint recently announced that Dr. Maya Angelou and Dr. Sally Ride will be the first two honorees in the American Women Quarters Program. According to the press release, the Mint will issue circulating and numismatic quarter-dollar coins with reverse (tails) designs emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of a prominent American woman beginning in January 2022. Contributions may come from a wide spectrum of fields including, but not limited to, suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts. The women honored will come from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds. As the Public Law requires that no living person be featured in the coin designs, all of the women honored must be deceased. The Mint will annually issue up to five different reverse designs over the four-year period beginning in 2022 and continuing through 2025. Dr. Maya Angelou's contributions go far beyond the literary world. During her diverse career spanning five decades, Angelou was a singer, dancer, journalist, civil-rights activist, memoirist, poet, and screenwriter. We are so happy to hear that Dr. Maya Angelou's legacy will be honored and commemorated by the U.S Mint. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Kennedy Williams
From Loganville, GA Spelman College class of 2020 Member Since July 2016 |
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