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May 28, 2014 · May 28, 2014 4:10 PM PT. Though Maya Angelou, who died Wednesday at the age of 86, was best known for her contributions to literature, she was a true renaissance woman who left a considerable ...
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Maya Angelou (1928–2014) was a poet laureate, actress, and raconteur. She narrated and appeared in the Sesame Street special Elmo Saves Christmas in 1996. She also appeared in several Sesame Street insert segments in the 1990s, including the celebrity versions of "A New Way to Walk" and "Sing." In other inserts she talks about 'N' words to Natasha (First: Episode 3822), plays patty-cake with Elmo while she raps about 'M' words (First: Episode 3832) and 'E' words, claps hands with Herry Monster while he says 'H' words, and sings "My Name" with Elmo and the kids.
Angelou contributed a recipe for "Jollof Rice" to Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.
•Prairie Dawn reads a copy of Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in Episode 3236 of Sesame Street.
“Sesame Street” mourned Angelou’s death in 2014 by thanking her on Twitter for “all the hugs.” Richard Termine / Sesame Workshop I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Nov 2, 2017 · From Sesame Street to Maya Angelou, this Wikipedian digs deeper. Christine Meyer, better known to Wikipedians as FigureSkatingFan, has worked on many of the English Wikipedia’s articles about Sesame Street. We asked why. Have you ever visited a Wikipedia page and found it so deeply engaging that you first read through every word, and then ...
May 28, 2014 · Tears! The works! We have Oprah because Oprah had Maya. Hear her speak about being mentored by such a titan. Angelou's sway was so powerful, she even made Tupac cry. Watch her maternal spirit come alive in this Sesame Street clip. And here's the best advice the best advice-giver had ever received. If 6 moments weren't enough of Maya's spirit ...
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May 28, 2014 · May 28, 2014 5:19pm. Maya Angelou 1992 - H 2014. AP Photo/Doug Mills. Maya Angelou – who rose from poverty, surrounded by segregation and violence, to become a force on the stage, the screen and ...
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May 28, 2014 · Here's a look at some of her high-water marks in the pop culture world.Woman of wordsAngelou is thoug. Poet laureate Maya Angelou — who was also a dancer, writer, singer, director and actress ...
