Maya Angelou - American autobiographer and poet, professor

Maya Angelou is one of the American autobiographer and poet who has been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer" by scholar Joanne M. Braxton. She is well known for her series of six autobiographical volumes, which focus on her childhood and early on adult experiences. The first and most greatly acclaimed, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her first seventeen years. It brought her international respect, and was nominated for a National Book Award. She has been awarded over 30 honorary degree and was selected for a Pulitzer Prize for her 1971 volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie.

Angelou was a member of the Harlem Writers Guild in the late 1950s, was active in the Civil Rights movement, and served as Northern Coordinator of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. A Tony Award nomination for her position in the 1973 play Look Away, and three Grammys for her spoken word albums. In 1995, Angelou's publishing company, Bantam Books, known her for having the longest running record on The New York Times Paperback factual Bestseller List. In 1998, she was induct into the National Women's Hall of Fame. She has provide on two presidential committees, and was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2000 and the Lincoln Medal in 2008. Musician Ben Harper has privileged Angelou with his song "I'll Rise", which include words from her poem, "And Still I Rise." She has been awarded above thirty honorary degrees.

Born	Marguerite Ann Johnson
Date Of Birth	April 4, 1928
Place Of Birth	Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Occupation	Poet, civil rights activist, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, author, actress, professor
Ethnicity	African American
Literary movement	Civil rights

Jason Derulo - singer songwriter, actor and dancer

Jason Joel Desrouleaux well known by his stage name Jason Derulo, is an American singer songwriter, actor and dancer. He has been performing as the age of five. He wrote his first song, "Crush on You", at age eight and was heard singing division of the song on a Galaxy FM interview. After producing records for many artists and writing songs for Cash Money account, co founder of the label Birdman, Young Money Entertainment owner Lil Wayne and rapper Diddy, Derulo signed to minor label Beluga Heights. After Beluga Heights became piece of the Warner Music Group, Derulo released his debut single, "Whatcha Say" in May 2009.

The song became a huge digital hit, selling over five million digital downloads, fast an RIAA certification of double platinum, and attainment number 1 in the US and New Zealand. He released his second single, In My Head, in Dec 2009. His entrance album, Jason Derulo, was released in 2010. He has also freshly been featured in a song by new artist Will Roush called "Turn it Up," which also features Stat Quo and Young Buck. He is initial charted inside the top ten of the UK and Irish album Charts in early March 2010.

Birth name	Jason Joel Desrouleaux
Date Of Birth	September 21, 1989
Place Of Birth	Miami, Florida, United States
Genres	R&B, hip-hop, Pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actor

Nick Carter - American singer-songwriter, dancer, actor and entertainer

Nick Carter is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actor and entertainer. He is best known as one of the famous vocalists of the pop group, Backstreet Boys. Nick roofed a number of songs made popular by other performer in the late 1980s. He effort a career as a solo artist in 2002, when he released Now Or Never. The album reaches #17 on Billboard 200 and was specialized gold, both in the United States and Canada. He has made special television appearances and starred in his own reality show, House of Carters. He is older brother of singer Aaron Carter.

Carter has recognized ongoing struggles with drug addiction and alcoholism. He says that he got sober after being identify with cardiomyopathy and realized that he could die if he did not create major lifestyle changes. The singer credits a strong lifestyle with helping turn his life around. Nick Carter was broadcast as the new Special Ambassador for the Year of the Dolphin (YoD) on May 17, 2007. He was to record a fresh song and video with all profits going to this project, and also make a public service statement and appear at local schools.

Birth name	Nickolas Gene Carter
Date of Birth	January 28, 1980
Place of Birth	Jamestown, New York, U.S.
Genres	Pop, Dance-pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, dancer, actor
Instruments	Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, drum kit