| 2024-11-24 | "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie" poet |
| 2024-09-26 | She recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Clinton's first inauguration |
| 2024-05-19 | "And Still I Rise" writer |
| 2022-06-20 | "And Still I Rise" poet Maya |
| 2021-05-07 | "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie" poet |
| 2018-05-09 | Poet who read at President Clinton's 1993 inauguration |
| 2016-10-13 | Poet who wrote "You may shoot me with your words, / You may cut me with your eyes" |
| 2015-05-16 | Poet who won three Grammys for Best Spoken Word Album |
| 2012-05-31 | Poet with a role in "Roots" |
| 2009-06-27 | "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie" poet |
| 2007-07-29 | "Gather Together in My Name" writer |
| 2005-08-11 | "All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes" writer |
| 2001-12-02 | "All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes" writer |