/tags/maya-angelou Maya Angelou en-US Copyright Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:01:00 GMT /the-state-of-things/2014-12-30/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-will-michaels This week, staff members from The State of Things are sharing their favorite shows of 2014.Producer Will Michaels joined the show in May after working as… Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:01:00 GMT /the-state-of-things/2014-12-30/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-will-michaels Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-12-30/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-will-michaels This week, staff members from The State of Things are sharing their favorite shows of 2014.Producer Will Michaels joined the show in May after working as… Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:01:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-12-30/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-will-michaels Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-06-07/maya-angelou-she-taught-us-that-we-are-each-wonderfully-made-intricately-woven More than 2,000 people attended a private memorial service for Maya Angelou Saturday at Wake Forest University. She died at her home in Winston-Salem on… Sun, 08 Jun 2014 01:34:15 GMT /arts-culture/2014-06-07/maya-angelou-she-taught-us-that-we-are-each-wonderfully-made-intricately-woven Jeff Tiberii /npr-blogs/2014-06-07/watch-first-lady-michelle-obama-delivers-eulogy-for-maya-angelou Dignitaries like President Clinton, first lady Michelle Obama and Oprah spoke at the memorial service at Wake Forest University. Sat, 07 Jun 2014 14:27:00 GMT /npr-blogs/2014-06-07/watch-first-lady-michelle-obama-delivers-eulogy-for-maya-angelou Eyder Peralta /arts-culture/2014-05-29/she-found-north-carolina-a-good-fit-for-her-love-maya-angelous-southern-legacy Dr. Maya Angelou moved to North Carolina in 1981 and Bill Ferris, senior associate director of the Center For The Study of The American South at… Thu, 29 May 2014 14:21:29 GMT /arts-culture/2014-05-29/she-found-north-carolina-a-good-fit-for-her-love-maya-angelous-southern-legacy Phoebe Judge /education/2014-05-29/a-teacher-who-could-write-maya-angelou-at-wake-forest-university Maya Angelou lived in a rambling yellow house just down the road from Wake Forest’s campus. A few hours after she passed away inside, people drove by… Thu, 29 May 2014 08:11:00 GMT /education/2014-05-29/a-teacher-who-could-write-maya-angelou-at-wake-forest-university Dave DeWitt /arts-culture/2014-05-28/celebrated-poet-maya-angelou-dies-at-86-in-nc One of America’s most beloved poets and activists, Maya Angelou, 86, died this morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A civil rights and… Wed, 28 May 2014 16:15:25 GMT /arts-culture/2014-05-28/celebrated-poet-maya-angelou-dies-at-86-in-nc Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-05-28/celebrated-poet-maya-angelou-dies-at-86-in-nc One of America’s most beloved poets and activists, Maya Angelou, 86, died this morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A civil rights and… Wed, 28 May 2014 16:15:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-05-28/celebrated-poet-maya-angelou-dies-at-86-in-nc Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /npr-blogs/2014-05-28/maya-angelou-poet-activist-and-singular-storyteller-dies-at-86 Angelou refused to speak for much of her childhood and revealed the scars of her past in her groundbreaking memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.She opened doors for black and female writers. Wed, 28 May 2014 13:41:00 GMT /npr-blogs/2014-05-28/maya-angelou-poet-activist-and-singular-storyteller-dies-at-86 Lynn Neary /arts-culture/2011-02-16/poet-maya-angelou-awarded-medal-of-freedom Writer, poet, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has been awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Obama presented the Wake Forest… Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2011-02-16/poet-maya-angelou-awarded-medal-of-freedom Jeremy Loeb