American rapper and singer from California | hip-hop, trap music | Modesto: September 30, 2001 - New York City: January 8, 1971 | Bankrol Hayden | Modesto:
Maya Angelou
- St. Louis: April 4, 1928 celebration
- Winston-Salem: May 28, 2014 celebration



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account_circle Username
Maya Angelou -
flag Country
United States -
wc Gender
Female -
badge Full Name
Maya Angelou -
assignment_ind Surname
Marguerite Annie Johnson -
tv_signin Nickname
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identity_platform Alias
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celebration Date of birth
St. Louis: April 4, 1928 -
deceased Rest in Peace
Winston-Salem: May 28, 2014 -
language Official Website
https://mayaangelou.com -
school Education
- California Labor School
- George Washington High School
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trophy Awards & Honors
- Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording (1993)
- Candace Award (1990)
- honorary citizen of Baltimore (1990)
- honorary doctorate of the University of South Carolina (1989)
- Horatio Alger Award (1992)
- Crystal Award (1992)
- National Medal of Arts (2000)
- North Carolina Award for Literature (1987)
- Paul Robeson Award (1990)
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (2010)
- Langston Hughes Medal (1991)
- Spingarn Medal (1994)
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction (2009)
- Arkansas Black Hall of Fame (1993)
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction (2005)
- Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community (2013)
- Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording (1995)
- honorary degree from Spelman College (1983)
- National Women's Hall of Fame (1998)
- Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording (2002)
- Marian Anderson Award (2008)
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social_leaderboard Notable Works
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- And Still I Rise
- Even the Stars Look Lonesome
- On the Pulse of Morning
- American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014) | Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording (1993), Candace Award