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Her inspiring and moving writing made her a legend, but Maya Angelou was often just as poetic in 140 characters online as she was in print.
Maya Angelou, the renowned poet, author and civil rights activist with the unmistakably regal voice, has died. The author of the celebrated autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" was 86 years old.
President Barack Obama kisses author and poet Maya Angelou after awarding her the 2010 Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on February 15, 2011.
NBC's Rehema Ellis recounts the life of the legendary Poet, Author, and Civil Rights Activist.
Scott Sheppard was out shooting footage of storms in South Dakota, when he stopped to shoot out his car window, he felt a bolt of lightning strike him in his arm, and go down into the pavement, which is now damaged.
President Barack Obama kisses author and poet Maya Angelou after awarding her the 2010 Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.Angelou, author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," has died, Wake Forest University said Wednesday.
President Barack Obama kisses author and poet Maya Angelou after awarding her the 2010 Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.Angelou, author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," has died, Wake Forest University said Wednesday.
Award-winning author, renowned poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died at her home at age 86. NBC's Chris Clackum reports.
Maya Angelou, the renowned poet, author and civil rights activist, has died, officials in her hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, told NBC News. The author of the celebrated autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" was 86 years old.
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