Renowned author Dr. Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86 ... She was the second poet to present at a presidential inauguration, and her recording of the poem later won a Grammy in the "Best ...

The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou - the first black ... black woman to write and perform a poem at a presidential inauguration. Coins are planned for other pioneering ...

When he decided to have a poem read as part of his inauguration as US President in 1993, Bill Clinton knew exactly who he wanted to write and deliver it: Maya Angelou. He later explained ...

As the hours tick down to 2015, here at Art Beat we offer a final look at some of the artists we lost over the last year, whose lives and legacies are worth another goodbye. Friends and family ...

Winfrey sent gifts to Maya Angelou when she was the inaugural poet at Clinton's inauguration In 1993, when Angelou spoke at former President Bill Clinton's inauguration, Winfrey sent Angelou a ...

Author and poet Maya Angelou has died aged 86 ... Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's inauguration, the first poet to make an inaugural recitation ...