Diocesan News

Only In Print: Students Tell ‘Why The Caged Bird Sings’ in Maya Angelou Tribute

The students had fun portraying Maya Angelou at the different stages of her life. Left to right are: Emmanuela Solitaire, Amberleigh Celestin, Anaya Rajpaulsingh, Synetta Venzen, Kayleen Brizan, Zoe Francis and Lena Alexander. (Photo: Paula Katinas)

EAST FLATBUSH — Maya Angelou was spotted on Feb. 11 — several Maya Angelous, in fact.

Students came to school at St. Catherine of Genoa-St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Academy dressed as the late, great poet/ author as part of a Black History Month celebration. Each week during Black History Month…


The rest of this article can be found exclusively in the Feb.19 printed version of The Tablet. You can buy it at church for $1, or you can receive future editions of the paper in your mailbox at a discounted rate by subscribing hereThank you for supporting Catholic journalism.