Thursday, May 29, 2014

Maya Angelou Dies At 86!

The poet and memoirist Maya Angelou died on May 28th, at the age of eighty-six. A civil-rights activist and a professor at Wake Forest University, Angelou—born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri—was the author of works including “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and received awards including the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 

Her public life spanned decades and included a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize, as well as dozens of honorary degrees. "A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again" - Maya Angelou.

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