This later became an ongoing theme in her writing .
Staff members were required to attend lectures by motivational authors such as VanZant , and Taylor 's syllabus included the study of Black artists such as Whoopi Goldberg and Maya Angelou who faced and overcame immense obstacles .
This later became an ongoing theme in Taylor 's writing .
Staff members were required to attend lectures by motivational authors such as VanZant , and Taylor 's syllabus included the study of Black artists such as Whoopi Goldberg and Maya Angelou who faced and overcame immense obstacles .