Even before the 9-foot-tall bronze monument to author Maya Angelou was lifted into ... she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2010 and became the first Black woman featured on ...

the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Lauren is the first fashion designer to be granted the medal. He’ll join a list of names that includes Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa, Maya Angelou ...

In her six-minute performance, Gorman alluded to the works of great American writers and speakers including Barack Obama, fellow inaugural poet Maya Angelou ... and Presidential Medal of Freedom ...