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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Angelou awarded honorary doctorate degree

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.

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Author Angelou joins 'Oprah' on satellite

CHICAGO, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Author Maya Angelou has signed with XM Satellite Radio to host a weekly show on the new "Oprah & Friends" channel produced by Harpo Radio in Chicago.