WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A perfect mix of music, poetry, gospel and praise filled Wake Forest University's Wait Chapel Saturday morning. It was the only way to honor American icon, Dr. Maya ...

The life of Maya Angelou was celebrated on Saturday morning, as various friends and family paid tribute to the poet, author and civil rights activist at her memorial service in North Carolina. The ...

In a moving tribute to Maya Angelou on Saturday former President Bill Clinton said that her greatest gift during her action-packed lifetime was paying attention to life around her and sharing it with ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) _ A memorial service will be held at Wake Forest University for poet and author Maya Angelou, who died last week. Wake Forest says Angelou’s family is holding a private ...

The family of poet and author Maya Angelou are holding a private memorial service Saturday at Wake Forest University where Angelou served as the Reynolds Professor of American Studies from 1982 until ...

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Literary lion Maya Angelou may be gone, but her memory will live on through the day and beyond. A memorial celebration to honor Angelou, the revered writer, poet, actress and civil rights activist who ...

Family and friends, both famous and anonymous, gathered Saturday to remember one of the 20th century's most famous black writers. "Maya Angelou is the greatest woman I have ever known," Winfrey said.

The US Postal Service’s attempt to commemorate the late author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has ended in farce, after a postage stamp bearing her image contained a quotation that was, in ...

First lady Michelle Obama is remembering poet, orator and sage Maya Angelou as the first person who let her know she could be a strong, powerful and smart black woman. Obama spoke Saturday at ...

The poet and author died last week at age 86. By The Associated Press Maya Angelou 1996 - H 2014 A memorial service will be held at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., for poet and author ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — First lady Michelle Obama lauded poet, orator and sage Maya Angelou as the first person who let her know she could be a strong and smart black woman, joining other famous ...