Celebrity

Maya Angelou, Rest in Peace

Pulitzer-prize winning author and poet Maya Angelou passed at 86 years young. Here's a celebratory look back at the brilliant life she lived.

  May 28, 2015

Dr. Maya Angelou's Life In Pictures

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of the iconic poet Dr. Maya Angelou. Born Marguerite Johnson and later, nicknamed “Maya” by her older brother, Dr. Maya Angelou was a dancer, a singer, a model, a social activist and also, a teenage mother. She lived an expansive life, traversed the globe and influenced everyone from presidents and celebrities to students. Rest in Peace, Dr. Angelou.

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