TOPEKA, KS – The Westboro Baptist Church is known for protesting soldier's funeral's across the United States. The group is now planning to protest renowned poet Maya Angelou's funeral. The St. Louis native died Wednesday in her Winston-Salem home at The woman the world thought of as a great poet once lived here, at 58 … Read more
The New York Public Library is celebrating the life and work of the poet Maya Angelou, who died on Wednesday at age 86, in a free exhibition, “Phenomenal Woman,” at the library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Upon learning of Dr. Maya Angelou's passing on Wednesday, Oprah Winfrey released a statement that referred to … Read more
The church has asked their Twitter followers for information on Maya Angelou's funeral. They also tweeted various hateful things about Angelou on Wednesday and Thursday. The group frequently pickets various events, such 8:10 AM PT — Angelou's family just posted on her Facebook page, "Dr. Maya Angelou passed quietly in her home before 8:00 a.m. … Read more
Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air a special tribute in memory of Dr. Maya Angelou with encore presentations including “Super Soul Sunday, “Oprah's Master Class,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” and the network premiere of “Oprah Winfrey's 8:10 AM PT — Angelou's family just posted on her Facebook page, "Dr. Maya Angelou passed … Read more
The world lost a great author, poet and civil rights activist Wednesday when Maya Angelou died at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C. It also lost someone who was a great student of leadership and the creative process — who understood what it takes to The world lost a great author, poet and civil rights activist … Read more
TOPEKA, KS – The Westboro Baptist Church is known for protesting soldier's funeral's across the United States. The group is now planning to protest renowned poet Maya Angelou's funeral. The St. Louis native died Wednesday in her Winston-Salem home at WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Award-winning author, renowned poet and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou has … Read more
"When her friend Nelson Mandela passed away last year, Maya Angelou wrote that 'No sun outlasts its sunset, but will rise again, and bring the dawn," said Obama in a statement Wednesday afternoon. "Today, Michelle and I Maya Angelou, whose landmark book of 1969, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” — a lyrical, unsparing … Read more
(CNN) — I lost a friend and mentor today. Maya Angelou was the voice of three generations. Her poetry spanned our journey, chronicled our hearts and documented our struggles as we moved from the orations of Martin Luther King to the presidency of Maya Angelou, the Presidential Medal of Freedom-winning writer whose storied, prolific career … Read more