Remembering Maya Angelou from nandita dutta maya Watch Video

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Remembering Maya Angelou.<br/>Marguerite Annie Johnson was born on <br/>April 4, 1928, and died on May 28, 2014.<br/>Here are five <br/>facts in honor <br/>of the poet.<br/>1. Angelou was the second poet <br/>in history to read a poem at a <br/>presidential inauguration.<br/>2. She worked with both <br/>Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.<br/>3. She was named Wake Forest University's first Reynolds Professor of American Studies in 1982.<br/>4. Angelou was the <br/>first Black woman to <br/>conduct a streetcar <br/>in San Francisco.<br/>5. Prior to becoming <br/>a poet, she was in an <br/>opera, ‘Porgy and Bess,’ <br/>and a journalist.<br/>Happy Birthday, <br/>Maya Angelou!