es) wa oI te 1928-2014 Maya Angelou or Marguerite Annie Johnson was a famous poet, author, singer and dancer. She was born on April 4th, 1928 in San Francisco and died on May 28th 2014. g MA Her grandmother always felt she had a special talent. Her brother would call her mya and that is how she became Maya. A is SOStia aas Deak RLS ee ake er teenage life with ot he CR ois “i ars of A where old Angelou’s life has been told in seven autobiographies with the first one called / Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Her last autobiography Mom & Me & Mom was published when she was eighty five years old. MAYA ANGELOV Angelou has had a plethora of occupations, starting from being a cook who would try things, to a dancer at a night club, to a journalist during the decolonization times of Egypt. She recited her poem On the Pulse of Morning artin Luther when Bill Clinton was inaugurated at the President of USA. ~ Her poems reflected the struggles faced by African-Americans. They were called African-Americans’ national ETT Te She fought for the rights of African- Americans with Martin Luther King Jr. Angelou had spent a vast time in Ghana as the editor of The Arab Observer. Angelou wrote the screenplay of Georgia Georgia. |\t was the first Swedish film to be written by an African-American woman. THE BLACKS Jean Genet Angelou always believed in living life gracefully. She has won several awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2011. She was nominated for the Pulitzer award for Just Give Me A Cool Drink of Water ‘fore | Dillie.’ She won the National Medal of Arts, more than fifty honorary titles, and three Grammy awards.