{"id":7974,"date":"2022-01-11T16:08:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T16:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=7974"},"modified":"2022-01-11T16:09:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T16:09:22","slug":"u-s-mint-rolls-out-quarters-featuring-late-poet-maya-angelou-making-her-the-first-black-woman-to-ever-appear-on-the-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/u-s-mint-rolls-out-quarters-featuring-late-poet-maya-angelou-making-her-the-first-black-woman-to-ever-appear-on-the-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Mint Rolls Out Quarters Featuring Late Poet Maya Angelou, Making Her The First Black Woman To Ever Appear On The Quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Image: Tweet<\/a> shared by Rep. Barbara Lee<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The United States Mint announced<\/a> Monday that a new batch of U.S. quarters will feature the esteemed poet and activist Maya Angelou, making her the first Black woman in the country\u2019s history to appear on a coin. These circulating quarters are part of the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program, and coins featuring additional honorees will be shipped throughout the year until 2025. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ventris C. Gibson, U.S. Mint deputy director, described the purpose of the empowering campaign in the announcement. \u201cEach 2022 quarter is designed to reflect the breadth and depth of accomplishments being celebrated throughout this historic coin program. Maya Angelou, featured on the reverse of this first coin in the series, used words to inspire and uplift,” she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Representative Barbara Lee announced the news on Twitter, sharing a picture of the spirited Maya Angelou quarter. “Excited to announce that today, Maya Angelou becomes the first Black woman to appear on a US quarter!\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe phenomenal women who shaped American history have gone unrecognized for too long\u2014especially women of color. Proud to have led this bill to honor their legacies.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Excited to announce that today, Maya Angelou becomes the first Black woman to appear on a US quarter!<\/p>\n

The phenomenal women who shaped American history have gone unrecognized for too long\u2014especially women of color. Proud to have led this bill to honor their legacies. pic.twitter.com\/TYZeEJ8LhX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) January 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n