Oprah Winfrey is saying goodbye to her "mentor, mother/sister, and friend" Maya Angelou. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Winfrey said the woman she has known since her 20's was "there for ...

Oprah Winfrey will air a night-long tribute to the late Dr Maya Angelou on her OWN channel this Sunday (June 1). OWN has altered its regular schedule to mark the passing of the acclaimed author, who ...

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Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey entertained the crowd at the Schuster Center in Read and Rise--A Tribute to Bessie Coleman, Along with Winfrey and Angelou, DCDC were on the bill September 12, 2005.

So you may have heard: “O” herself (Oprah Winfrey) recently helped Maya Angelou turn a pretty big “0” – the big 8-0. Eighty years on earth. Turns out she needed our own Eugene B. Redmond to do that ...

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time,” poet Maya Angelou, ha uttered these words in conversation with Oprah Winfrey, during The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1997. Maya Angelou ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Howard University Professor Eleanor Traylor, poet Nikki Giovanni, first lady Michelle Obama, Postmaster General Megan Brennan, Oprah Winfrey and artist Ross Rossin at the Maya Angelou “forever stamp” ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 7 (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama and media magnate Oprah Winfrey will be among the speakers honoring poet, author and civil rights champion Maya Angelou at a private ...

Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86, and some may not realize the impact the poet laureate had on Oprah Winfrey’s life. On numerous occasions, Oprah has mentioned how influential Angelou has been ...