She also received a Pulitzer Prize nomination for poetry book, "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie", 3 Grammys for her spoken albums and numerous health and educational facilities have been named after her.įor me, Maya Angelou was the epitomy of Fierce Kindness - a compassionate warrior - who never ceased sharing her wisdom and inspiring others. Maya was awarded over 50 honorary degrees, served on 2 presidential committees and was given 2 medals - the National Medal of Arts from Bill Clinton and in 2010, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest civilian honor in the US. But she never let any of these events define her - even as she acknowledged them in her many writings and seven memoirs! An inspiration for many of us - she was raised by her grandmother (not her mother - although her mother was in her life) and overcame many personal trials including growing up in segregated South during the depression of the 1920s, being raped and having a child at a young age. On Wednesday, at the age of 86, activist and poet Maya Angelou passed away.
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