WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A perfect mix of music, poetry, gospel and praise filled Wake Forest University's Wait Chapel Saturday morning. It was the only way to honor American icon, Dr. Maya ...

The life of Maya Angelou was celebrated on Saturday morning, as various friends and family paid tribute to the poet, author and civil rights activist at her memorial service in North Carolina. The ...

The family of poet and author Maya Angelou are holding a private memorial service Saturday at Wake Forest University where Angelou served as the Reynolds Professor of American Studies from 1982 until ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) _ A memorial service will be held at Wake Forest University for poet and author Maya Angelou, who died last week. Wake Forest says Angelou’s family is holding a private ...

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- She had such love for our city she wanted us to share her memory. Thousands gathered on Sunday in San Francisco for a celebration to remember and honor poet laureate and civil ...

Mourners leave Wait Chapel after the memorial service for Maya Angelou at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina June 7, 2014. Angelou was best known for her 1969 autobiography "I ...

Literary lion Maya Angelou may be gone, but her memory will live on through the day and beyond. A memorial celebration to honor Angelou, the revered writer, poet, actress and civil rights activist who ...

The US Postal Service’s attempt to commemorate the late author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has ended in farce, after a postage stamp bearing her image contained a quotation that was, in ...

The inspirational life of Maya Angelou was celebrated with a mix of tears and laughter Sunday in the church and the city she loved. An overflow crowd packed Glide Memorial Church to memorialize the ...

First lady Michelle Obama is remembering poet, orator and sage Maya Angelou as the first person who let her know she could be a strong, powerful and smart black woman. Obama spoke Saturday at ...