Poster has a background showing four color illustrations. The top left image shows a woman on a porch of a building named "Willie's" while other figures roam about; at the top right of the image are three lines of black text about Angelou's grandmother. The image at the top right shows a woman wrapped in a red, blue, green and white shawl and matching head dress; at the top left is black text about Angelou's autobiography. The image at the bottom left shows a woman and child dressed in traditional African clothing acting in front of a camera and crew; across the bottom is black text about Angelou's role in Roots. The image at the bottom right shows a woman speaking at a podium; across the bottom is black text about Angelou reading a poem at Clinton's inauguration. Centered on the poster is a circle with an illustration of Angelou with her name at the bottom in teal followed by white text listing Angelou's accomplishments. Verso of poster has black ink printed on white paper with text divided into four sections. At the top left is a section of text on Angelou's life. At the top right is an activity about life goals. At the bottom left is an activity prepping students to write an autobiography. At the bottom right is an activity calling students to read a poem aloud with feeling.