MAYA ANGELOU ADDRESSES AARP
Ameican Icon, actress, poet and singer Maya Angelou addresses the American Association of Retired Persons national convention at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas NV, October 14, 2004. (UPI Photo/Roger Williams)
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NEW YORK, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Friday announced plans to honor Dr. Maya Angelou and Sigourney Weaver at a gala in New York.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Alexander, who recited the inaugural poem at President Barack Obama's inauguration, is a poet with deep roots in government.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Yale University Professor Elizabeth Alexander says creating a poem for the Washington inauguration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will be a "challenge."
WINCHESTER, Va., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Virginia's Shenandoah University said it has awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to U.S. literary great Maya Angelou.
