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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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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.
Memorial held for Michael Jackson
LOS ANGELES, July 7 (UPI) -- Figures from the worlds of sports, entertainment, politics and activism honored Michael Jackson at a public memorial service in Los Angeles Tuesday.
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PFLAG to honor Angelou, Weaver
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.
UPI Almanac for Monday, Jan. 5, 2009.
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."
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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At 80, Maya Angelou says her "knees are not all that swift and my lungs need some extra help but other than that, my desire to learn and to share, that has not abated."
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