(Photo : Instagram) Due to the size of the chapel, a live stream will be held by Wake Forest University so that fans, and people that were touched and inspired by Angelou can tune and watch and pay their respects. Angelou, a professor at Wake Forest University taught American Studies since 1982. Angelou also received… Continue reading Dr. Maya Angelou’s Memorial Service To Be Broadcasted Through [LIVE STREAM] Saturday From Wake Forest University At 10 A.M.
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Almost No One Saw This “Perfect” Video of Maya Angelou
In December of 1996, I was a programmer and producer of the Slamdance Film Festival, the punk alternative to Sundance. It was the third year of the festival, and we were still a very scrappy bunch. At the time all films were submitted on VHS tapes. We got over a thousand submissions that year. Each… Continue reading Almost No One Saw This “Perfect” Video of Maya Angelou
President Obama’s Statement on The Death of Dr. Maya Angelou
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.” Today, Michelle and I join millions around the world in remembering one of the brightest lights of our time – a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly… Continue reading President Obama’s Statement on The Death of Dr. Maya Angelou
Dr. Maya Angelou on President Obama – “I think he has done a remarkable job…”
In 2011, President Obama awarded Maya Angelou with America’s highest civilian honor – a Presidential Medal of Freedom. A year later, Dr. Angelou praised the job President Obama had done to that point, while criticizing the block party that is the Republican party. In an interview with The Guardian, she said, “I think he has… Continue reading Dr. Maya Angelou on President Obama – “I think he has done a remarkable job…”
Breaking: Maya Angelou Dead at The Age of 86 – RIP
According to her agent, Helen Brann, the noted author and poet died near her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina early this morning. “She’d been very frail and had heart problems, but she was going strong, finishing a new book,” Brann told ABC News. “I spoke to her yesterday. She was fine, as she always was.… Continue reading Breaking: Maya Angelou Dead at The Age of 86 – RIP
POEM: ‘His Day Is Done’ – Maya Angelou’s Tribute to Nelson Mandela – Video
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