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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou's series of seven autobiographies focus on her childhood and ea…
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Born 4 April 1928 · Died 28 May 2014 · Q19526
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2026· 34 entries
The Economic Times: Quote of the Day by Maya Angelou: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, d
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MARCA: Maya Angelou, American author: "Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it"
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WBTV: Charlotte dermatologist honored at UNCF luncheon reflects on advice from Maya Angelou
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The Economic Times: Quote of the day by Maya Angelou: 'If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.' Life lessons from inspirational quote on kindness, sincerity, warmth and ...
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The Economic Times: Quote of the day by Maya Angelou: 'If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.' Lif
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Clarin.com: Cita del día, de la poeta Maya Angelou: "Primero hay que aprender a cuidarse a uno mismo, para luego atreverse a cuidar de los demás"
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The Economic Times: Wednesday Motivation by Maya Angelou: 'Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking...' - 'I
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The Economic Times: Wednesday Motivation by Maya Angelou: 'Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking...' - 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' author's timeless lesson on why self ...
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The Economic Times: Quote of the Day by Maya Angelou: “You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, sme
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BroadwayWorld: Maya Angelou Photos
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Snopes rated the claim “Poet and author Maya Angelou said or wrote, "Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know before you learned it."” Incorrect Attribution.
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“I have family here, a family of friends here, all over the country, who called me, responding to an erroneous account that I was sick and maybe even dying in Los Angeles. I was anxious to come [back] to St Louis, but I wasn”
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“To not be reduced by the events of our lives means to rise above them”
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“Many people wonder where my secret lies, I'm not cute a bill to suit a fashion model size, when i tell them they think I'm telling lies”
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“I walk into a room just as cool as you please, then to a man, they stand or fall on their knees, then they swam around me a hive of honey bees”
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“We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.”
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“perhaps the most aesthetically pleasing”
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“I agree with Balzac and 19th-century writers, black and white, who say,”
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“s third autobiography Singin”
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OkDiario: Maya Angelou, escritora y poeta: «He aprendido que la gente olvidará lo que dijiste, pero nunca olvidará có...
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The Tribune: Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women. — Maya Angelou
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The Stockton Record: Maya Angelou Branch Library gets new look after 5-month closure
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HOLA: Maya Angelou, escritora, sobre las relaciones: "La gente olvidará lo que dijiste, olvidará lo que hiciste, pero nunca olvidará cómo la hiciste sentir"
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Yahoo: Quote Of The Day By Maya Angelou: 'Love Recognizes No Barriers...'
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Hoodline: Maya Angelou Library Reopens in Stockton With Upgrades
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The Economic Times: Quote of the day by Maya Angelou: 'Forgive yourself for not knowing what only time could teach...' - Power
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NewVision.co.ug: Ent. & Lifestyle: Maya Angelou: The smell of new money in Ug
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thelist.com: Quote Of The Day By Maya Angelou: 'Courage Is The Most Important Of All The...'
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The Economic Times: Best Quote of the Day by Maya Angelou: 'Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will no
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Clarin.com: Maya Angelou, escritora: “He aprendido que la gente olvidará lo que dijiste, olvidará lo que hiciste, pero nunca olvidará cómo la hiciste sentir”
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Wichita By E.B.: Inside the Wichita Public Library - Maya Angelou Northeast Branch | Wichita By E.B.
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The Economic Times: Quote of the day by Maya Angelou: ‘We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit…’ – America
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Celebrity Net Worth: Maya Angelou Net Worth
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2025· 2 entries
Yahoo: Maya Angelou Poems for Kids to Teach Them About Black History
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Connie and Peter Roop published a children's book illustrated by Noa Denmon, entitled Maya Angelou Finds Her Voice, which Publishers Weekly described as a "sensitively rendered biography"
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2024· 1 entry
Yahoo: These wise quotes from Maya Angelou will inspire you every day
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2023· 2 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Celebrated poet and author Maya Angelou once said, "Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option."” Incorrect Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “Celebrated poet and author Maya Angelou once said, "Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option."” Incorrect Attribution.
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2022· 3 entries
USA Today rated the claim “Students at a Missouri public school were given a math assignment referencing Maya Angelou’s sexual abuse, sex work” True.
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New York Post: Maya Angelou to become first black woman to appear on quarter
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“Citation choisie pour le 8 février 2022.”
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2021· 3 entries
“Citation choisie pour le 23 octobre 2021.”
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“Citation choisie pour le 25 septembre 2021.”
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The United States Mint announced that Angelou would be among the first women depicted on the reverse of the quarter as a part of the American Women quarters series
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2020· 3 entries
Snopes rated the claim “In February 2020, Rush Limbaugh said receiving the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom was "less of an honor" after learning it had previously been given to Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In February 2020, Rush Limbaugh said receiving the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom was "less of an honor" after learning it had previously been given to Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou.” Labeled Satire.
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“Citation choisie pour le 7 juin 2020.”
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2019· 2 entries
Artnet: Shepard Fairey, JR, and Other Artists Painted Murals Honoring Maya Angelou at a High School—See Them Here
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Essence: Maya Angelou Has People Debating How To Respectfully Refer To Our Elders
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2018· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Maya Angelou was raped when she was a child, and after the man responsible was found dead, she refused to speak for nearly 5 years.” True.
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2017· 1 entry
Awarded Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame (2017).
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2016· 2 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Cameron Diaz was cast to portray Maya Angelou in a new biographical film.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Cameron Diaz was cast to portray Maya Angelou in a new biographical film.” False.
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2014· 27 entries
Mount Zion Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, of which Angelou was a member for 30 years, held a public memorial service to honor her
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Died 2014-05-28.
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“Cuando algo no te gusta, lo que debes hacer es cambiarlo. Si no puedes cambiarlo, cambia tu forma de pensar al respecto.Pero no te quejes». [What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain].”
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“in Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou (2014), p. 68”
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Angelou received a lifetime achievement award from the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials as part of a session billed "Women Who Move the Nation"
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“Mi misión en la vida no es simplemente sobrevivir, sino prosperar; y hacerlo con pasión, compasión, humor y estilo». [My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style].”
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“Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.”
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“L'orizzonte si china in avanti, offrendoti spazio per fare un nuovo passo.”
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“La gente olvidará lo que dijiste, la gente olvidará lo que hiciste, pero la gente nunca olvidará cómo le hiciste sentir». [I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel].”
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“Il fatto che una donna negra americana mostri un carattere formidabile è spesso accolto con stupore.”
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“El mayor regalo que puedes hacerte a tí mismo es perdonar. A todos». [It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody].”
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“I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me "I love you." … There is an African saying which is: "Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.”
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“Aos quinze anos, a vida me ensinou inegavelmente que a rendição, em seu lugar, era tão honrosa quanto a resistência, especialmente se não houvesse escolha.”
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“El coraje es la más importante de todas las virtudes porque sin coraje no se puede practicar ninguna otra virtud de manera consistente». [Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently].”
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“We delight in the beauty of butterfly, rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty*”
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“All information belongs to everybody all the time. It should be available. It should be accessible to the child, to the woman, to the man, to the old person, to the semiliterate, to the presidents of universities, to everyone. It should be open.”
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“How important it is to recognise and consider our heroes and she-roes.”
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“Maya Angelou, Still She Rises”
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“I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, "You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth.”
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“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”
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“At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.”
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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”
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“There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.”
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“I am capable of what every other human is capable of. This is one of the great lessons of war and life.”
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“When people show you who they are, believe them”
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“My dear, when people show you who they are, why don't you believe them? Why must you be shown 29 times before you can see who they really are? Why can't you get it the first time?”
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“You did in your twenties what you knew how to do, and when you knew better you did better. And you should not be judged for the person that you were, but for the person that you're trying to be and the woman that you are now.”
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2013· 3 entries
Awarded Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community (2013).
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“A Tweet from May 17, 2013 mentioned in her obituary in the Christian Science Monitor.”
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At the age of 85, Angelou published the seventh volume of autobiography in her series, entitled Mom & Me & Mom, which focuses on her relationship with her mother
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2011· 5 entries
“Shared on her Facebook page, July 4, 2011”
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But she was planning to teach another course in late 2014
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Angelou served as a consultant for the Martin Luther King, Jr
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And has been called "one of publishing's hall of fame editors
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And has been called "one of publishing's hall of fame editors"
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2010· 2 entries
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Barack Obama (2010).
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With her second cookbook, Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart, which focused on weight loss and portion control
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2009· 4 entries
Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction for Letter to My Daughter (2009).
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The gossip website TMZ erroneously reported that Angelou had been hospitalized in Los Angeles when she was alive and well in St
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“Letter to My Daughter (2009) p xi-xii”
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“Maya Angelou Letter to My Daughter (2009)”
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2008· 2 entries
Awarded Marian Anderson Award (2008).
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A DNA test revealed that 45 percent of her genetic makeup was from Central African peoples from Congo-Angola region and 55 percent came from West Africans
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2006· 2 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Maya Angelou wrote an inspirational religious poem entitled, “I Am a Christian.”” Incorrect Attribution.
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“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within”
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction for Hallelujah! The Welcome Table (2005).
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2004· 1 entry
And was full of her "growing library" of books she collected throughout her life, artwork collected over the span of many decades, and well-stocked kitchens
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording (2002).
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2000· 3 entries
Won National Medal of Arts (2000).
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After a series of strokes; both were important figures in her life and her books
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Created a successful collection of products for Hallmark, including greeting cards and decorative household items
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1999· 1 entry
“As attributed to Angelou in a 1999 collection.”
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded National Women's Hall of Fame (1998).
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Released album “Black Pearls: The Poetry Of Maya Angelou”.
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1997· 2 entries
“The Distinguished Annie Clark Tanner Lecture, 16th-annual Families Alive Conference, Weber State University, May 8, 1997 - Full text online at weber.edu”
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“Described by Oprah Winfrey as "[o]ne of the other great lessons I learned taught to me by my friend and mentor, Maya Angelou" during her commencement address delivered to Wellesley College on May 30, 1997.”
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1996· 2 entries
Down in the Delta, which featured actors such as Alfre Woodard and Wesley Snipes
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Collaborated with R&B artists Ashford & Simpson on seven of the eleven tracks of their album Been Found
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording (1995).
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1994· 2 entries
Won Spingarn Medal (1994).
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The National Medal of Arts in 2000, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011
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1993· 5 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for On the Pulse of Morning (1993).
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Awarded Arkansas Black Hall of Fame (1993).
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“Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993) p. 12.”
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Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton, becoming the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at John F
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Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" (1993) at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton, making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at the inauguration of John F
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1992· 2 entries
Awarded Crystal Award (1992).
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Awarded Horatio Alger Award (1992).
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1991· 2 entries
Won Langston Hughes Medal (1991).
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Angelou's mother Vivian Baxter died in 1991 and her brother Bailey Johnson Jr. died in 2000 after a series of strokes; both were important figures in her life and her books.
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1990· 3 entries
Awarded Candace Award (1990).
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Awarded Paul Robeson Award (1990).
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Awarded honorary citizen of Baltimore (1990).
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of the University of South Carolina (1989).
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1988· 1 entry
Undertook a revival of Errol John's play Moon on a Rainbow Shawl at the Almeida Theatre in London
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1987· 1 entry
Awarded North Carolina Award for Literature (1987).
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded honorary degree from Spelman College (1983).
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1982· 1 entry
Angelou was named the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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1981· 3 entries
Angelou and du Feu divorced
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The mother of her grandson disappeared with him; finding him took four years
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Because she felt she had to come to terms with her past there and, despite having no bachelor's degree, accepted the lifetime Reynolds Professorship of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North C
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1977· 1 entry
Angelou appeared in a supporting role in the television mini-series Roots
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1976· 1 entry
“Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976), chapter 5.”
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1975· 1 entry
“God bless them in their struggle.”
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1974· 1 entry
“Gather Together in My Name (1974), p. 17.”
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1973· 1 entry
For her role in Jerome Kilty's play Look Away
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1972· 1 entry
Angelou's Georgia, Georgia, produced by a Swedish film company and filmed in Sweden, was the first produced screenplay by a Black woman
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1969· 2 entries
Angelou was hailed as a new kind of memoirist, one of the first African American women who were able to publicly discuss their personal lives
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“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), p. 212. ISBN 978-0-375-50789-2”
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1968· 1 entry
Inspired at a dinner party she attended with Baldwin, cartoonist Jules Feiffer, and his wife Judy, and challenged by Random House editor Robert Loomis, she wrote her first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,
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1965· 1 entry
To help him build a new civil rights organization, the Organization of Afro-American Unity; he was assassinated shortly afterward
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1962· 1 entry
Her relationship with Make ended, and she and Guy moved to Accra, Ghana, so he could attend college, but he was seriously injured in an automobile accident
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1961· 2 entries
Angelou performed in Jean Genet's play The Blacks (playing the part of the Queen), along with Abbey Lincoln, Roscoe Lee Browne, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett, Godfrey Cambridge, and Cicely Tyson
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Met South African freedom fighter Vusumzi Make; they never officially married
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1960· 1 entry
After meeting civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr
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1959· 1 entry
Angelou met novelist John Oliver Killens and, at his urging, moved to New York to concentrate on her writing career
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1957· 2 entries
Riding on the popularity of calypso, Angelou recorded her first album, Miss Calypso, which was reissued as a CD in 1996
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Released album “Miss Calypso”.
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1954· 1 entry
Danced professionally in clubs around San Francisco, including the nightclub The Purple Onion, where she sang and danced to calypso music
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1951· 2 entries
And Paul du Feu in 1973 or 1974, and began her relationship with Vusumzi Make in 1961, but never formally married him
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Angelou married Tosh Angelos, a Greek electrician, former sailor, and aspiring musician, despite the condemnation of interracial relationships at the time and the disapproval of her mother
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1945· 1 entry
“Dialogue entre Maya Angelou et sa mère lors de l'annonce de sa grossesse hors mariage en 1945.”
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1928· 1 entry
Born 1928-04-04.
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