American writer, Maya Angelou survived a tough childhood and early adulthood to become a singer, actress, activist, and writer. In 1993, she came to much…

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When it comes to America’s approach to food, poet Maya Angelou says too much rushing around — and too many rules — are enough to crush good cooking. Eating good food, she says, should be a time to enlighten the spirit. Talking with Morning Edition guest host Don Gonyea about the food of her childhood in […]

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Amid the next crop of recipients to be awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama — a list that includes African-American luminaries such as Maya Angelou and Bill Russell — is a rather curious entry: George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States and the father of the man that President […]

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Amid the next crop of recipients to be awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama — a list that includes African-American luminaries such as Maya Angelou and Bill Russell — is a rather curious entry: George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States and the father of the man that President […]

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Maya Angelou Papers Headed To NY Public Library

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Maya Angelou Papers Headed To NY Public Library