MAYA ANGELOU OBIT

Dr Maya Angelou - AAP

Dr Maya Angelou - AAP

Author and poet Maya Angelou, who rose from poverty, segregation and violence to become a force on stage, screen and the printed page, has died. At the age of 86, Angelou died Wednesday morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.



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