Now that one of the most-renowned and influential voices of our time has been silenced, NewsOne looks back on Maya Angelou’s (pictured) fascinating life. Here are 20 things you likely don’t know about Dr. Maya Angelou. RELATED: BREAKING: Maya Angelou Dead At 86 1) Maya Angelou’s actual name was Marguerite Ann Johnson and her brother, Bailey […]
Legendary scribe Maya Angelou is widely considered one of the greatest writers of our time. But few people know that writing was only one of…
The world has lost yet another one of its greatest examples of humanity, but fortunately, the work of Maya Angelou will carry on long after…
Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86, but the great American writer and poet left behind a body of work that ranks among…
Activist, poet and professor Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86, according to reports from local sources in Winston-Salem. Two independent sources confirmed Angelou’s death to WXII’s Wanda Starke Tuesday morning. She was 86. A police car and an ambulance were seen outside Angelou’s home around 8:30 a.m. Winston-Salem police said they are at […]
One of America's most celebrated poets, authors, and activists, Maya Angelou, passed away in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina hospital while recovering from a mystery sickness.
It is with great sadness that we report, legendary author Dr. Maya Angelou has died, Helen Brann, her publicist said Thursday. The renown poet…
UPDATED 4:25 P.M. EST, 5/28/14: Attorney General Eric Holder has released his statement on Maya Angelou’s passing: “I was deeply saddened to learn of the…
Dr. Maya Angelou, a living legend among us, has delivered a powerful, gripping tribute to Nelson Mandela on behalf of the American people. Released by…
The American writer Maya Angelou has written and recited a poem in honour of Nelson Mandela, whom she met in the 1960s when she lived in Cairo. In the poem, His Day is Done, Angelou mourns Mandela’s death, praises him as a modern-day David who slew a mighty Goliath and a Gideon, who freed the […]
When she was just 16 years old, Maya Angelou got pregnant with her son, Guy Johnson. At a time when teen mothers were often shamed…