A new Washington DC exhibition examines how Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and more used the Bard’s work to help tell their own stories “William Shakespeare was a black woman. ” In 1985, Maya Angelou spoke these words as part of a keynote speech at a convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There, she spo...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/18/black-women-shakespeare-exhibit-washington-dc)

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