In remembering renowned author, legendary poet and beloved college professor Maya Angelou Wednesday, President Obama called Angelou one of the “brightest lights of our time.”  He said he and First Lady Michelle Obama were mourning the passing of a “brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman.”  Angelou died Wednesday at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina […]

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Last month Dr. Maya Angelou was honored at the National Portrait Gallery with her own portrait. During the festivities, Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now,”  had…

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Ambassador Andrew Young joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the life, legacy and his personal thoughts about the legendary, iconic Dr. Maya Angelou.…

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Journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Susan L. Taylor joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss how Dr. Maya Angelou lived her life fully,…

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Maya Angelou — one of America’s most famous poets died last night in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina hospital while recovering from a mystery sickness. TMZ Reports that Maya was supposed to be honored Friday in Houston where she was supposed to receive the Beacon of Life Award. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/28/maya-angelou-dead-dies-poet-laureate/#ixzz3319VrNkx Currently the cause of death […]

UPDATE: On receiving the sad news that God has called one of His Best Home, I’m sharing with you an interview I was privileged to do with Dr. Maya Angelou. It’s is her only recent Indianapolis media interview. We talked in March 2013, when she was scheduled to come to Indianapolis the following month. Illness […]