by Dick Mac
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Maya Angelou, was born Marguerite Annie Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in her sleep on May 28, 2014, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was 86.
Angelou was a poet and civil rights activist. She published a score of books, and worked on dozens of plays, movies, and television shows. She was a powerful voice for black women everywhere, and her book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," published in 1969, continues to speak to, and empower, young women.
The list of awards and honors she received during her lifetime (and posthumously) is gargantuan, including a Pulitzer, a Tony, multiple Grammys, the National Medal of Arts, and scores of others.
In 2011, President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Simply said: Maya Angelou is one of the most important Americans to have lived.
Watch this video: "Dr. Maya Angelou - I Am Human"https://youtu.be/ePodNjrVSsk
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