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 ...

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WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (AP) — Maya Angelou (MY’-uh AN’-juh-loh) is being remembered as a poet, orator and sage. At a memorial service at Wake Forest University today, former President Bill ...

Mourners leave Wait Chapel after the memorial service for Maya Angelou at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina June 7, 2014. Angelou was best known for her 1969 autobiography "I ...

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 ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Maya Angelou liked to say that people will forget what you said or did in your life, but they will never forget how you made them feel. Former President Bill Clinton, First Lady ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...