Maya Angelou, the poet, actress and prolific memoirist, whose most celebrated work, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” established her as a clear-eyed interpreter of the black experience, has died.

Poet, memoirist and performer Maya Angelou has died at age 86, Wake Forest University announced Wednesday. The multi-talented artist was also a celebrated civil rights advocate and pioneer. As a poet, ...

NORTH CAROLINA -- Maya Angelou was a woman of many identities - poet foremost among them - but those who knew her well made sure to address her as Dr. Angelou, out of respect for all the honorary ...

The autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings established Maya Angelou’s literary reputation. (File 1971 - The Associated Press) President Barack Obama kissed Maya Angelou after presenting the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou was gratified, but not surprised by her extraordinary fortune. “I’m not modest,” she told The Associated Press in 2013. “I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned behavior.

One of America’s most beloved poets and activists, Maya Angelou, 86, died this morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A civil rights and women’s rights activist, Angelou served as ...

Legendary American poet and author Maya Angelou, whose autobiographical works often centered on racism and civil rights, has died at age 86. The renowned writer became a literary sensation with her ...

NEW YORK – Throughout her writing, Maya Angelou explored the concepts of personal identity and resilience through the multifaceted lens of race, sex, family, community and the collective past. As a ...

Her words of wisdom will live on for generations to come Maya Angelou made her mark on the world, one word at a time. Angelou, an award-winning author, renowned poet and civil rights activist, died ...

Editor's note: This column first ran May 28, 2014, soon after the death of poet Maya Angelou. She was my rite of passage. As a young girl in Tarboro, N.C., whose time was spent either working at the ...

One of America’s most beloved poets and activists, Maya Angelou, 86, died this morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A civil rights and women’s rights activist, Angelou served as ...