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Maya Angelou's Son Thanks Whoopi Goldberg, Wants Ida B. Wells on Paper Money

Published: 01/15/2022
Maya Angelou's son is applauding Whoopi Goldberg for fighting to get his famous mother on paper money ... and he wants Ida B. Wells to get the next honor. Here's the deal ... the U.S. Mint is now circulating an Angelou quarter, but Whoopi used her "View" platform, pushing to honor Black women with…
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Maya Angelou -- Dispatcher Suspended Over Oprah Trash Talk During 911 Call

Published: 05/30/2014
An emergency dispatcher who can be overheard in the Maya Angelou 911 call was suspended for criticizing Oprah Winfrey in the middle of the emergency. John Ruckh -- a dispatcher in Winston-Salem North Carolina for 24 years -- is heard in the background ... making critical comments to someone about…
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Maya Angelou 911 Call -- She Didn't Want to Be Resuscitated ... Says Caretaker

Published: 05/29/2014
Maya Angelou had informed her staff she did NOT want to be resuscitated in the event of her death ... this according to the caretaker who called 911. The caretaker called 911 to report Maya's death -- but told the operator she was hesitant to perform CPR because the famed poet had previously been…
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Mike Tyson -- Maya Angelou Enlightened Me ... I'll Always Be Grateful

Published: 05/28/2014
He may have only had a few brief encounters with her, including the time she visited him in prison -- but Mike Tyson says Maya Angelou had a profound impact on his life ... and he'll always be grateful. After learning of Angelou's death, Tyson told TMZ Sports ... "We lost one of the greatest…
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Maya Angelou's Death -- Oprah Winfrey: 'I Will Profoundly Miss Her'

Published: 05/28/2014
Oprah Winfrey is mourning the loss of her mentor, Maya Angelou, saying the legendary poet "guided [her] through some of the most important years of [her] life." Angelou passed away on Wednesday at her home in North Carolina at the age of 86. Angelou had a close relationship with Winfrey, who said…
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Maya Angelou Dead -- American Poet Laureate Dies at 86

Published: 05/28/2014
8:10 AM PT -- Angelou's family just posted on her Facebook page, "Dr. Maya Angelou passed quietly in her home before 8:00 a.m. EST. Her family is extremely grateful that her ascension was not belabored by a loss of acuity or comprehension. She lived a life as a teacher, activist, artist and human…
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