Poet, memoirist and performer Maya Angelou has died at age 86, Wake Forest University announced Wednesday. The multi-talented artist was also a celebrated civil rights advocate and pioneer.

Maya Angelou is remembered as a poet, an author, an actress, a dancer, an educator, even a film director. But she also played a role in both the civil rights movement — and in depicting those ...

Dr. Maya Angelou, seen here speaking on race relations in Boca Raton, Florida, earlier this year. (AP Photo/Jeff Daly) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to ...

Maya Angelou was that rare but quintessential ... All of that was on top of being an educator, director and civil rights activist. Many of her contemporaries have passed away or are highly but ...

Dr. Maya Angelou had a 50 year career spanning fields from literature to film to theater--and fiercely fought for civil rights along the way. So it's only fitting that her passing has elicited ...

The legendary poet, playwright and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86. Born in the Jim Crow South, Angelou rose to become one of the world’s most celebrated writers.

NERMEEN SHAIKH: Maya Angelou, the legendary writer and civil rights activist, reading her poem, “When Great Trees Fall.” This May marks Angelou’s one-year death anniversary.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The founding director of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, Amelia Parker, reflected on her close friendship with Maya Angelou, Wednesday. Parker said of all ...

Famed poet and civil rights advocate Maya Angelou has died at 86. WGPH-TV reports she passed away Tuesday night at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she was recovering from an ...

A literary voice revered globally for her poetic command and her commitment to civil rights has fallen silent. Maya Angelou died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday ...

Civil rights activist and literary legend Dr. Maya Angelou has died at 86 years old. Fox 8/WGHP reports that Angelou was found dead this morning in her North Carolina home. She had reportedly been ...