President Barack Obama awards the 2010 Medal of Freedom to poet Maya Angelou in Washington
President Barack Obama awards the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom to poet Maya Angelou during a ceremony at the White House in Washington on February 15, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. poet Maya Angelou says she had "no idea" rapper Common planned to use the N-word throughout a song featuring one of her poems.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Former President George H.W. Bush, poet Maya Angelou, and sports greats Stan Musial and Bill Russell received the highest U.S. civilian award Tuesday.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Behind the lions guarding the New York Public Library, kings of the jungle of pop culture are staking their turf.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The school district superintendent in Huntington Beach, Calif., said an autobiography by poet Maya Angelou may be banned from local middle school libraries.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- This year's AARP convention in Las Vegas features a Facebook seminar, celebrity guests and an estimated 25,000 participants, organizers said.
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.
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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