Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Obama mourns death of poet, author Maya Angelou

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama kisses author and poet Maya Angelou after awarding her the 2010 Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Angelou, author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," has died, Wake Forest University said Wednesday, May 28, 2014. She was 86. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the passing of poet and author Maya Angelou (MEYE'-uh AN'-juh-loh) has dimmed "one of the brightest lights of our time."








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