Maya Angelou

Throughout her life and career, Maya Angelou gave the world sage advise and keen observations in matters that concern the human family.

Maya Angelou, author of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' died at her home in North Carolina on Wednesday morning. She was 86.

Dear Maya Angelou, I was completely shocked when I read the news announcement that you, revered poet, author, actress and social advocate, died today at age 86. Although we never personally met, I feel compelled to say goodbye.

Maya Angelou, who first met Nelson Mandela in the early 1960s, praised him as a great man worthy of comparison to another icon she knew _ the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.       ``Our planet has lost a friend,'' Angelou said Friday during a telephone interview with The Associated Press. She...