Poet and author Maya Angelou has died. She was 86 (1928-2014). In 1993, she was invited by then-President-Elect Bill Clinton to deliver the Inaugural poem. Here she is reciting her poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," on January 20, 1993. Video courtesy of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library. Subscribe to The Daily Conversation for more videos like … [Read more...]
Maya Angelou – Civil Rights Activist & Author | Mini Bio | BIO
Marguerite Annie Johnson Angelou (April 4, 1928 to May 28, 2014), known as Maya Angelou, was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. Angelou received several honors throughout her … [Read more...]